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 ...

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 ...

Urinary catheter placement in dogs may be necessary for certain surgical procedures or for treatment of certain conditions. This column describes the vaginoscopic placement of an indwelling female ...

In the data published this year, urinary retention patients had better outcomes with hydrophilic-coated intermittent catheters. There are several types of hydrophilic catheters and this review ...

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 ...

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 ...

The rule allows CMS to more closely monitor two Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) billing codes for urinary catheters: A4352, an intermittent urinary catheter with a curved tip, and ...

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 ...