HCCIntelligence Recording: 2022 Coding & Policy Impacts-December 2021-Zoom Webinar Recording

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The webinar discussed the significant coding, reimbursement, and policy changes for 2022 that home-based providers and practices need to know. Some key points from the webinar include:<br /><br />- The 2022 coding changes include a potential reimbursement cut, but recent legislation has delayed the cut and provided some relief for home-based providers.<br />- Split and shared visits between a physician and a mid-level provider in a skilled nursing facility can be billed under the clinician who spent a substantive portion of the visit with the patient. Modifier 52 may be required.<br />- Chronic care management (CCM) services continue to see an increase in reimbursement, providing an opportunity for home-based providers to offset payment reductions.<br />- Telehealth policies are tied to the public health emergency (PHE), and reimbursement for telehealth services may change after the PHE ends. Audio-only telehealth services will continue to be covered for mental health purposes.<br />- Remote patient monitoring (RPM) and remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) codes have been introduced for tracking and billing patient monitoring services, with RTM focusing on therapy-related monitoring.<br />- Changes have been made to immunization reimbursement, including increased payment rates for flu, pneumococcal, and hepatitis B vaccines.<br />- New diagnosis codes have been introduced, including codes for post-COVID-19 conditions and social determinants of health.<br />- Other policy impacts include the ability for physician assistants to directly bill for services, requirements for electronic prescribing of opioids, and increased reimbursement for medical nutrition therapy.<br /><br />Overall, the webinar highlights the importance for home-based providers to stay informed of coding, reimbursement, and policy changes to navigate the evolving healthcare landscape and optimize revenue opportunities.

Keywords

coding changes

reimbursement

policy changes

home-based providers

split and shared visits

chronic care management

telehealth policies

remote patient monitoring

immunization reimbursement

diagnosis codes