View this email in your browser ACE Alert, May 19 2021, Volume 21 Observations Related to Newly Implemented CMS MAC Facet Policy By: Judith L. Blaszczyk RN, CPC, ACS-PM, ICDCT-CM   Devona made you aware in her ACE Alert on April 14, 2021, that CMS was working on a nationwide policy for facet joint interventions.  After a

View this email in your browser ACE Alert, May 12, 2021, Volume 20 Is your compliance program up to date?  Lynette Peterson, CHC, CHA An effective compliance and ethics program is outlined in the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, Organizational Guidelines Chapter 8, and is frequently summarized in seven steps.  However, a compliance plan is intended to be much

View this email in your browser ACE Alert, May 5 2021, Volume 19 WE HAVE A WINNER! Kristie Martinez  Illinois Bone & Joint Insitutue Thanks so much to everyone who participated in our ACE Insights Survey!  We are very pleased with the input and feedback and can’t wait to continue to get to know all our

View this email in your browser ACE Alert, April 28 2021, Volume 18 Anesthesia Groups Reviewing Medical Direction Elements for Compliance is Essential In December, the OIG announced a settlement involving the University Medical Associates of The Medical University of South Carolina (UMSC) costing the group $81,000.00.  The OIG alleged that UMSC submitted claims for anesthesia

View this email in your browser ACE Alert, April 14 2021, Volume 16  Production Coding Partnership When you outsource your coding to ACE you get an expert partnership! ACE coders have years of experience coding anesthesia!  Benefits of our production coding partnership: Monthly education of coders Internal quarterly audit process on every coder ensuring 90%

View this email in your browser ACE Alert, April 14, 2021, Volume 15 New National Facet Policies Update As many of you are aware, there has been a push by the CMS contractors to have the same policies across all jurisdictions.  Well, the new facet policy is here and is being rolled out by many of