Ask the payment expert … about matching diagnoses codes
By
Patricia Boyer
Apr 01, 2013
How important is it that diagnoses coded in Section I of the MDS match what is being billed on the UB-04?
Ask the payment expert: How can I make sure that my Medicare claims are correct?
By
Patricia Boyer
Dec 02, 2012
I recommend every facility that gets reimbursement from Medicare complete a Medicare audit annually. You want to look at yourself the same way the government does.
Ask the payment expert: How will the RAC audit process affect nursing homes?
By
Patricia Boyer
Apr 02, 2012
They already are. We were recently involved in a RAC audit appeal process. Nursing facilities should be prepared to know what a RAC review can result in.
Ask the payment expert: Coping with RUG payment reductions, Part II