by VPA | Feb 28, 2022 | Insurance
From Dr. Milt Marasch, VPA Insurance Chair: Here’s an FYI for folks. I just ran across a 2016 web article from the APA on problems with coding updates for the DSM-5. Apparently some of the DSM codes did not crosswalk well to the ICD-10 codes as printed in...
by VPA | Feb 28, 2022 | Insurance
You may have received a 1099 for the Provider Relief Payment you received in 2020, and you may be asking whether that payment is taxable. Normally when you receive a Form 1099 for income, that income is taxable, but because VPA is not able to provide legal or...
by VPA | Feb 28, 2022 | Insurance
Cotiviti is the record retrieval contractor for VT Medicaid and has begun outreaching selected providers to request the submission of medical records in support of VT Medicaid’s Medical Record Review (MRR). Cotiviti will call each provider to confirm they have reached...
by VPA | Feb 28, 2022 | Insurance
DVHA will be providing an overview on the Vermont Medicaid Medical Record Review (MRR) request letters; the data requested will be used to compare to HEDIS performance measures each year to gauge our members well-being. This training will review the medical record...
by VPA | Feb 28, 2022 | Insurance
From VPA Insurance Committee: The short version of the information provided below, is that the extension of the public health emergency (PHE) is expected on the federal level, and I would imagine this would be mirrored on the state level as well. Medicare rules about...
