Prosthetist's Notes Should Be Part of Your Medical Record
Key provisions in the Medicare O&P Improvement Act are currently up for consideration in the Medicare Extenders Package; this includes ensuring that your prosthetist's notes are part of your medical record when determining medical necessity. These provisions will help you get the prosthetic care you need by by allowing the professionals who know prosthetic devices best to be recognized as an expert in your medical record. Click on the link below to generate a letter and let C
New Medicare Cards... What to Know
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that 2018 will be a transition year for its numbering and carding system so that patients’ Social Security Numbers will no longer be part of their Medicare ID. Patients will be assigned new Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers (MBIs) and CMS will start replacing patients’ cards in April 2018. The transition will be complete by April 2019 and the current patient numbers, or HICNs, will be completely phased out by January
