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CMS Dramatically Increases Penalties for Price Transparency Non-Compliance – Panacea Responds with a No-Cost Consultation

ST. PAUL, MN – With the dramatic increase in civil penalties announced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Panacea Healthcare Solutions, the leading experts in hospital price transparency, announced that it will make its hospital, physician and pharmacy pricing senior-level consultants available to hospitals at no cost to review and make recommendations regarding their current CMS Price Transparency compliance status.

To learn more about the no-cost consultation, fill out the form at the end of the Price Transparency page. Read more

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Document Your Leftovers: The JW Modifier and How to Use It

On Jan. 1, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) began requiring the use of the JW modifier. The JW modifier is appended to applicable drug HCPCS codes to report the discarded amount of unused injectable medication from a single-dose vial. The HCPCS code and JW modifier are reported on a separate claim line from the drug HCPCS code representing the amount that was actually administered. The modifier is not required for the claim line representing the amount of medication administered.

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