Noridian Healthcare Solutions, LLC, has issued a new Local Coverage Article, “Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care,” with coding guidance for clinicians who provide foot care services to Noridian beneficiaries. Practice in a Noridian state or territory? Review this document to ensure correct coding and compliance when providing nail care and callus care.
A new survey suggests that practices with 10 or fewer physicians are more at risk of closure than other practices.
Editor's note: Looking for financial relief? APMA's partner offers members cash flow. The accounting and business advisory firm of Marcum, LLP is providing information to help podiatric practices survive during the pandemic and economic downturn and to start planning for the recovery.
Intended for homologous use in the treatment acute and chronic wounds, EpiFix allografts may be stored at ambient conditions for up to 5 years and are available in a variety of sizes. Explore the use of EpiFix® in your wound treatment applications.
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A significant majority of physicians responding to a recent survey indicated that prior authorizations represented a high or extremely high administrative burden.
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