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Apr 07 2020

Telehealth Billing Requirements and Non-Video Phone Calls

By Karen 2020, Coding and Auditing

Telehealth Billing & Coding for Non-video Phone Calls QUESTION: What are requirements to use regular office visit codes (i.e 99213, 99214) with Telehealth? Can regular office visit codes be used for just a phone call between the provider and the patient? ANSWER: No. The provider must use telecommunication application, which infers video and audio, however, they...

Apr 06 2020

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The Week-In-Review

By RHONDA CASTEEL 2020, Coding and Auditing

The Week-In-Review Sean Weiss, Partner, Vice President of Compliance,CHC, CEMA, CMCO, CPMA, CPC-P, CMPE, CPC This auditing and compliance "Tip of the Week" was originally published by the National Alliance for Medical Auditing Specialists (NAMAS), a division of DoctorsManagement. Happy Friday - we made it through another week of change, after change, after change. There...

Apr 06 2020

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Interprofessional Consult Services

By RHONDA CASTEEL 2020, Coding and Auditing

Interprofessional Consult Services Grant Huang This auditing and compliance "Tip of the Week" was originally published by the National Alliance for Medical Auditing Specialists (NAMAS), a division of DoctorsManagement. The recent coronavirus crisis has brought non-face-to-face services to the forefront of coding and billing conversations. With the entire healthcare industry focused on caring for patients...

Apr 01 2020

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HIPAA and COVID-19 Exposure Critical Read!

By Karen 2019, Regulatory Compliance, Sean Weiss

HIPAA and COVID-19 Exposure A Critical Read! by Sean Weiss, Partner & VP of Compliance I have just been notified by one of my clients and I am furious! A patient who was thoroughly screened on the phone and by essential staff prior to their face-to-face with the physician and answered "No" to all of...

Apr 01 2020

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Creating a Contingency Plan – Covid-19

By Karen 2019, Regulatory Compliance, Sean Weiss

Creating a Contingency Plan by Sean Weiss, Partner & VP of Compliance How do you prepare a Contingency Plan and how complex should it be? (Originally published March 18, 2020 and updated April 1, 2020) In a crisis, emergency or pandemic, which do happen from time to time like the one the world is experiencing...

Mar 31 2020

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COVID-19 Waive 1135 – Provider Enrollment and Telehealth

By Karen 2020, Coding and Auditing

COVID-19 Waiver 1135 and Provider Enrollment and Telehealth Dawne Wood, Director of Credentialing Services Under the authority created by the Secretary’s invocation, CMS published blanket waivers that apply to all healthcare providers, nationally. Providers may conduct their operations subject to these blanket waivers immediately, and with no further action required. A copy of the CMS...

Mar 20 2020

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Implementing Telehealth Visits

By RHONDA CASTEEL 2020, Coding and Auditing

Implementing Telehealth Visits Shannon Deconda, CPC, CPC-I, CPMA, CEMC, CMSCS This auditing and compliance "Tip of the Week" was originally published by the National Alliance for Medical Auditing Specialists (NAMAS), a division of DoctorsManagement. The following is a step-by-step guide on how to convert office-based encounters to telehealth encounters during the current COVID-19 pandemic. These rules...

Mar 20 2020

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Physician Assistants and Telehealth/Telemedicine

By Karen 2019, Regulatory Compliance, Sean Weiss

Physicians Assistants and Telehealth/Telemedicine by Sean Weiss, Partner & VP of Compliance There has been much discussion over the past several days that CMS omitted PAs from Telehealth/Telemedicine service because they were not qualified to render the services. But it appears that guidance is wrong. Here is CMS’ Language from the other day: “A range...

Mar 19 2020

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Families First Act Review and Highlights

By Karen 2019, Regulatory Compliance, Sean Weiss

Families First Act Review and Highlights by Sean Weiss, Partner & VP of Compliance In the preparation of this summary, I found the ACT to be very straightforward. Medical practices should find it easy to comply with the guidelines, down to the comp calculations and non-retaliation portion of the ACT. One section that is not...

Mar 18 2020

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Can We Prescribe Narcotics via TeleMedicine?

By Karen 2019, Regulatory Compliance, Sean Weiss

Can We Prescribe Narcotics via TeleMedicine? by Sean Weiss, Partner & VP of Compliance The answer is yes, and here is why: While a prescription for a controlled substance issued by means of the Internet (including telemedicine) must generally be predicated on an in-person medical evaluation (21 U.S.C. 829(e)), the Controlled Substances Act contains certain...

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Telehealth Billing Requirements and Non-Video Phone Calls

The Week-In-Review

Interprofessional Consult Services

HIPAA and COVID-19 Exposure Critical Read!

Creating a Contingency Plan – Covid-19

COVID-19 Waive 1135 – Provider Enrollment and Telehealth

Implementing Telehealth Visits

Physician Assistants and Telehealth/Telemedicine

Families First Act Review and Highlights

Can We Prescribe Narcotics via TeleMedicine?

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