The RAC for Region D, HealthDataInsights (HDI), recently approved “anesthesia care package” and evaluation and management services for RAC review. Specifically, HDI stated: Under NCCI Edit rules, the anesthesia care package consists of preoperative evaluation, standard preparation and monitoring services, administration of anesthesia, and post-anesthesia recovery care. Anesthesia CPT codes…
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida dismissed a lawsuit filed by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) against the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The suit was based on the DHHS’s cuts to Medicare reimbursements for cardiology services. The ACC requested the court to…
On January 13, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a special fraud alert to remind durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers that unsolicited telephone calls to Medicare beneficiaries are prohibited by federal law. The fraud alert referred specifically to instances in which independent marketing…