Medicare Surgical Error Billing Policy Goes Into Effect Starting Oct. 5, hospitals will be required to submit two claims to Medicare when a surgical error is reported along with a covered service, ...

At the 20th Annual Spine, Orthopedic + Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, attendees were able to gain insight into the influence of human transcription errors on surgical scheduling. The ...

AHA President and CEO Rich Umbdenstock wrote: “While the report found that payers (like Medicare and insurance companies) may pay more to cover patients who have experienced post-surgical ...

The billing changes are effective for both inpatient and outpatient claims submitted on or after Oct. 5 for services performed after Jan. 15, 2009. Surgical errors not covered include procedures ...