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New CMS Program Allows Voluntary Prior Authorization for Certain PMD Accessories
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently implemented a voluntary prior authorization program for certain power mobility device (PMD) accessories.
Home Care: Plan Ahead for the End of the PHE
With the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) ending soon, many healthcare providers, including affected home care providers, will need to make adjustments as they prepare to restore normal operations.
HCPCS Codes Added to F2F/WOPD List
The CMS is expanding the number of DMEPOS product codes on the Required Face-to-Face Encounter and Written Order Prior to Delivery List.
Office-Based Surgery: It’s Always Time to Evaluate Quality and Performance
A look at the past can help improve the present and ensure a better future. And that holds true for an office-based surgery center seeking the best patient outcomes. Past, present, and future combine in the development of a crucial Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement, or QAPI, plan.
Critical Access Hospitals: Coordinating Food Preparation and Storage
Checking a box or making a call sends a meal to a patient in a Critical Access Hospital. But long before delivery, intricate collaboration takes place between departments to ensure food, infant formula, breast milk,and supplements are stored and prepared safely to support all ages and nutritional needs.
Tool Simplifies Product Lookup Process
The Competitive Bid HCPCS Lookup Tool will quickly let you know if the HCPCS code is included in the current competitive bidding program.