Multiple intermittent catheterization attempts can cause anxiety and stress and can traumatize the urethra. Diane Newman discusses the importance of understanding the benefits of the catheter tip to ...

Without intervention, the urinary catheter scandal would “jeopardize the integrity of MSSP,” CMS explained. It details that two codes, both for different types of intermittent urinary ...

WASHINGTON – CMS has issued a final rule that addresses suspicious billing activity within the Medicare Shared Savings Program that resulted in an increase in DMEPOS billing for certain intermittent ...

2. Two intermittent urinary catheter codes are flagged as highly suspect, and payments for them are excluded. Codes are considered suspect when there is an unexplained spike in claims, either in ...

Medicare billing for codes A4352 and A4353, both intermittent urinary catheters, reached up to 20 times the usual historical average in 2023, swelling to $3.1 billion from just $153 million two ...

When this happens, a sterile, flexible tube called a urinary catheter is inserted into the urethra (where urine leaves the body) and is gently pushed up until the end rests in your bladder. The ...

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Effective October 15, a new Final Rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will allow the Medicare Shared Savings ...

To reduce the inappropriate use of IUCs, recommended components of care (bundle for UTI) should be introduced for all patients with a urethra catheter. This UTI bundle, aimed at reducing catheter ...

Urinary incontinence without open sacral or perineal wounds was one of the most common inappropriate indications for both placement (35.8%) and catheterization at the time of the survey (28.0% ...