A large audit of biomedical publications suggests fabricated references are increasingly appearing in peer-reviewed papers — often in ways that are difficult for reviewers and readers to detect.
Today’s coding landscape is more complex than ever, given evolving Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) policies, increased payer scrutiny, artificial-intelligence-driven audit systems, and new diagnostic technologies. It’s no wonder optometrists, among other health care providers, make mistakes that get them in legal trouble.
As imaging technology evolves for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), especially with the availability of optical coherence tomography (OCT)-angiography and office-based electroretinography (ERG), optometrists must be aware of the rules governing their use.