In response to provider requests, NC Medicaid has added coverage for central motor evoked potential.
To align with children’s health quality measure reporting, NC Medicaid has added diagnosis code Z71.82 (Exercise Counseling) to NCTracks as an acceptable secondary diagnosis effective Oct. 1, 2017.
One of the goals of a transformed health care system is for near real-time clinical and demographic data to be made available to all health care providers involved in a patient’s care so that they can securely share health information concerning that patient with each other.
North Carolina’s state-designated health information exchange, NC HealthConnex, was created in 2015 by the North Carolina General Assembly to help bridge the gap between disparate systems and health care networks to support whole patient care.
New or amended clinical coverage policies are available on Telemedicine and Telepsychiatry, Outpatient Specialized Therapies and Bone Mass Measurement
Bone Mass Measurement policy has been updated to reflect the addition of anorexia nervosa as an approved diagnosis for beneficiaries with other conditions or currently receiving medical therapies known to cause low bone mass.
Psychiatric collaborative care management services must be rendered under the direction of a treating physician or non-physician practitioner, typically in a primary care setting. These services are rendered when a beneficiary has a diagnosed psychiatric disorder and requires assessment, care planning and provision of brief interventions.
North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health Benefits (DHB) has contracted with Health Management Systems (HMS) to conduct Overpayment Recovery Reviews for Medicaid/Health Choice recipients.
Health Management System is under contract with North Carolina Medicaid as NC Medicaid’s Recovery Audit II Contractor, pursuant to Section 6411 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.
This communication serves as an advisory notice for all Providers. The intent is to increase awareness of the Medicare Advantage Plan. The statement below should be used to gain further clarification regarding claims denied for Medicare Part C coverage.
Registration is open for the April 2019 instructor-led provider training courses listed below. Slots are limited.
WebEx courses can be attended remotely from any location with a telephone, computer and internet connection. Please note that the WebEx information has changed.