First Coast Service Options, Inc., Medicare Administrative Contractor for the state of Florida, will host a free webinar on October 30, 2018 from 11:30AM – 1:00PM ET. During this free webcast, First Coast will summarize the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 as it applies to therapy services, review a recently published Office of Inspector General report on outpatient physical therapy services, review recent claim documentation errors assessed by the Comprehensive Error Rate Testing program, and focus on sections of the local coverage determination L33413, Therapy and Rehabilitation Services, to introduce ways you can be proactive in avoiding these types of

Your Part A/B, Home Health Railroad MACs are excited to announce this webinar collaboration. If you order home health services, this webinar is a great way to assure you are aware of physician roles and Medicare’s coverage criteria! Topics will include an overview of coverage for home health services, billing opportunities, common documentation errors seen as well as resources. There will be time for questions after the presentation portion of the webinar. To register, click HERE.

Noridian Healthcare Solutions has retired their Vestibular Rehabilitation article effective August 24, 2018. The Noridian guidance in the retired article may still be helpful in assessing medical necessity. Where providers have adjusted their billing and coding practices to correspond to the guidance in a coverage article, they will want to be very careful in departing from these practices just because the article is retired. Provider offices remain responsible for correct performance, coding, billing, and medical necessity under Medicare. This responsibility for correct claims submission is unchanged whether or not there is a coverage article in place. Click HERE to read

Noridian has retired their TENS clarification article with an effective date of June 18, 2018. The summary provided by Noridian states the following: “This is retired due to lack of evidence of current problems and CMS NCDs 10.2,160.7.1 160.27 guidelines regarding the medical necessary uses and coverage of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), the supplies and assessing the suitability for electrical nerve stimulation therapy. The Noridian guidance in the retired article may still be helpful in assessing medical necessity. Where providers have adjusted their billing and coding practices to correspond to the guidance in a coverage article, they will want

Palmetto GBA will be providing an informative Part A Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Coverage and Documentation webcast on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at 10:00AM ET. This webcast is designed to provide an overview of IRF coverage, billing and documentation requirements. Palmetto will also discuss the Medical Review Targeted Probe and Educate findings and provide valuable tips to prevent errors. To register, click HERE.

The Noridian Provider Outreach and Education (POE) staff is hosting an Outpatient Functional Therapy Reporting (FLR) webinar on June 27, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. Central Time. This session includes: Background and Purpose Provider Types Affected Functional Reporting Codes Claims Requirements Resources To sign up for this webinar, click HERE.

Palmetto GBA will host a Medical Review Hot Topic Teleconference regarding the Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE) Process. This teleconference will be held at 10 a.m. ET on Tuesday, June 19, 2018. This call is open to all providers. Please join our Medical Review Subject Matter Experts as they discuss and answer your questions concerning the TPE Process. Conference Call Information Date: Tuesday, June 19, 2018 Time: 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. ET Teleconference Number: (877) 789-3907 Confirmation Code: 1178487

The Noridian Provider Outreach and Education (POE) staff is hosting a Modifier 59, National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) and Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE) webinar on June 21, 2018 at 2 p.m. Central Time. This session includes: Procedure-to-Procedure Edits Medically Unlikely Edits Modifier 59 NCCI Policy Manual Resources To sign up for this webinar, click HERE.