This week’s Medicare updates include the new edition of the Quarterly Compliance Newsletter, requests for information on using artificial intelligence to prevent fraud, Medicare Advantage billing information for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy, and more!
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This week in Medicare updates—10/30/2019
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
This week’s Medicare updates include the new edition of the Quarterly Compliance Newsletter, requests for information on using artificial intelligence to prevent fraud, Medicare Advantage billing information for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy, and more!
CMS: CAR-T provided to MA beneficiaries to be paid under traditional Medicare
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
CAR-T therapy provided to Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries will be paid by traditional Medicare for calendar years 2019 and 2020. Follow these instructions to ensure proper billing for CAR-T and related services.
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Prohibited abbreviations audit template
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Use this sample audit template to help prevent instances of prohibited abbreviations in documentation.
 

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