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Our providers use scribes to document entries in the medical records. Does Medicare require the scribes to sign the notes?

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If next year’s hospital OPPS and ASC final rules have been released, where can I find them?

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How does a Medicare Advantage plan differ from Part A and/or B Medicare plans?

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What is the Medicare Shared Savings Program (Shared Savings Program)?

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My question relates to appending modifier -59 to multiple units. CPT® codes 97150 and 97113 X 4 have been charged, and I believe the requirements for the modifier have been met. That is, we should append modifier -59 to each unit of 97113 (i.e., apply -59 four times). Is that correct?

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I have heard there is a new value-based bundled payment model for Medicare. Can you provide any information about this?

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Do you know when the 2019 final Medicare rules will be released?

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What is the point of the latest proposed rule from CMS that lifts what it calls “unnecessary” regulations?

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What is the purpose of the Medicare CERT program?

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Does Medicare have standardization for staffing and credentialing of same in a moderate sedation procedure recovery room (i.e. 2 RNs with ACLS, 1 RN with ACLS and 1 staffer with BLS, etc)?