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Important reminder for Physicians who bill Certification and Recertification of Home Health Services to Medicare

11/1/2017
Physician’s services involved in physician certification (and recertification) of Medicare-covered home health services may be separately coded and reimbursed.  It is important to understand that the services are only covered for patients who receive Medicare-covered home health ...
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New Prior Authorization Program Effective 10/1/2017 at Fidelis Care

10/3/2017
Fidelis Care has engaged eviCore Healthcare (eviCore) to implement a new prior authorization program effective October 1, 2017.   Prior authorization will be required for the following services: Outpatient high-tech Radiology services Outpatient Non-Obstetrical Ult...
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Prolonged Services Without Face-to-Face Contact Now Separately Payable

8/18/2017
Beginning January 1, 2017, prolonged services without face-to-face contact are now separately payable under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. Prolonged services without face-to-face contact do not require face-to-face time with the patient, and may be rendered in an office, outpatient, hospi...
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2017 Quality Payment Program Hardship Exception Now Available

8/18/2017
Certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) is required to participate in the advancing care information performance category. MIPS-eligible clinicians and groups may qualify for a reweighting of their advancing care information performance category score to 0 percent of the fina...
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Evaluation and Management: Correct Coding Crucial for Compliance

7/20/2017
In a study report about how “Improper Payments for Evaluation and Management Services Cost Medicare Billions in 2010,” the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) noted 42 percent of claims for Evaluation and Management (E/M) services were incorrectly coded and 19 percent la...
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All Providers Must Revalidate Medicare Enrollment Information under Affordable Care Act Criteria Every Five Years; WCH Can Help With Provider Enrollment Revalidation – Cycle 2

7/20/2017
All Providers Must Revalidate Medicare Enrollment Information under Affordable Care Act Criteria Every Five Years; WCH Can Help With Provider Enrollment Revalidation – Cycle 2   In order to maintain Medicare billing privileges, all enrolled providers and suppliers must r...
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Increase in Documentation Submitted Without a Valid Provider Signature Affects Payments

7/20/2017
National Government Services (NGS) is reporting an increase in documentation submitted without valid provider signature identification. This leads to claim denials that require time-consuming appeals. All medical records must have either a written or electronically entered provider sig...
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Modernized National Plan and Provider Enumeration System More Responsive and Secure

7/20/2017
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has modernized the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) with a unified login for type 1 and type 2 providers which increases security, provides new surrogacy functionality, has a more responsive user interface (UI) and...
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Differentiated Coding for Expanded Problem Focused, and Detailed Levels of Evaluation and Management, No Longer Mandatory as of July 1

6/28/2017
Differentiation in examination requirements for Expanded Problem Focused (EPF, 2-5) and Detailed (6-7) levels of service developed by the National Government Services (NGS) will no longer be considered mandatory as of 7/1/2017. This delineation of levels, initiated in response to provider queries a...
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New Medicare Cards Offer Greater Protection to More than 57.7 Million Americans

6/28/2017
New Medicare cards, which will begin mailing in April 2018, will no longer include Social Security numbers. This Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) fraud prevention initiative will help combat identity theft and safeguard taxpayer dollars.The new cards will use a unique, randomly-ass...
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Telehealth Service Coverage Guidelines: A Brief Guide

6/28/2017
Effective January 1, 2016, the New York telehealth coverage law prohibited commercial insurers and health maintenance organizations from “excluding from coverage a service that is otherwise covered under an enrollee contract because the service is delivered via telehealth.” (NY State Pu...
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Providers Must Report Enrollment Information Changes By Dictated Deadlines

6/28/2017
All providers must report enrollment information changes to their Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) within 30 days for a change in ownership, an adverse legal action, or a change in practice location, or 90 days for all other changes. Failure to do so could result in the revocation of your Me...
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Upcoming Request for Medicaid Provider Documentation Under the Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM) Program

5/28/2017
Effective July 1, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), in partnership with the New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG), will be measuring improper payments in the Medicaid and State Child Health Insurance programs under the Payment Error Rate Measureme...
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Medicare Part C Reimbursement Reminder

5/28/2017
Retroactive to July 1, 2016, Medicaid will no longer reimburse the full Medicare Part C copay or coinsurance amount.Pursuant to 2016 changes to Social Services Law, the New York State Department of Health has revised the Medicaid reimbursement methodology for claims containing Medicare Part C (Medic...
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Electronic Prescribing Update- New Blanket Waiver for Exceptional Circumstances Approved

5/28/2017
The Commissioner of Health has approved a new blanket waiver with respect to the electronic prescribing requirements of Public Health Law (PHL) § 281 and Education Law § 6810. Effective March 26, 2017, this waiver replaces and supersedes the prior blanket waiver, issued by letter dated Mar...
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WCH News

September 11, 2025
WCH Global Armenia Feature
Building Bridges: WCH's Global Approach to Healthcare Revenue Cycle Excellence  At WCH, we don't just advocate for the global expansion of America's healthcare billing and coding workforce&#...
September 11, 2025
WCH Webinars Professional Development
WCH Leads Industry Education: Two Successful Webinars Strengthen Professional Community  At WCH, we take pride in not only delivering first-class credentialing and billing services to our cl...

Healthcare News

September 11, 2025
Cigna E/M Coding Accuracy Policy (R49)
Cigna’s New E/M Coding Accuracy Policy (R49): What Providers Need to Know At a Glance Effective date: October 1, 2025 Policy name: Evaluation and Management Coding Accuracy (R49)&...
September 04, 2025
The Death Spiral of Independent Medicine: How Payment Policies Are Reshaping American Healthcare
The Death Spiral of Independent Medicine: How Payment Policies Are Reshaping American Healthcare  The American healthcare system is experiencing a quiet revolution—one measured not in ...

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