Nurse Gets Nine Years for Healthcare Fraud
Thursday, July 9th, 2009
A registered nurse was sentenced June 29 to nine years in prison and ordered to pay $2.6 million in restitution for healthcare fraud, federal law officials announced.
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Posts Tagged ‘Allergy’
Thursday, July 9th, 2009
Service Level Ties Allergists, Pulmonologists to Codes
Monday, June 29th, 2009
Allergies and asthma often go hand-in-hand, so a patient suffering from both conditions may need to see more than one specialist. With the allergy season in full swing, now is a good time for allergy and pulmonology practices to familiarize themselves with Medicare policy to ensure concurrent care reimbursement.
Dose Counts Matter When Billing 95165
Monday, June 1st, 2009Is your practice billing the number of services for Allergy Immunotherapy CPT® code 95165 Professional services for the supervision of preparation and provision of antigens for allergen immunotherapy; single or multiple antigens (specify number of doses) correctly? The Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Payment Safeguard contractor, AdvanceMed, seems to think not, and has put Medicare contractors on the alert.
FDA Approves Nasacort AQ For Children
Monday, October 13th, 2008
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Sanofi-aventis’ Nasacort AQ® Nasal Spray (triamcinolone acetonide) for children two to five years of age for the treatment of nasal symptoms associated with seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis (Medical News Today).