Escitalopram is in a class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). It works by increasing the amount of serotonin, a natural substance in the brain that helps maintain mental balance.
Entity â An entity is a health plan, health care clearinghouse or health care provider who transmits health information in electronic form in connection with a HIPAA transaction. Transaction - Transactions are those actions that must be compliant with HIPAA.
In 2013 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented a new claims - based data collection requirement for outpatient therapy services. CMS requires reporting with 42 new non payable functional G -codes and 7 new modifiers on claims for Physical Therapy (PT), Occupational Therapy (OT) and Speech Language Pathology (SLP) services. As part of the. change, CMS is again requiring the GP, GO & GN modifiers be billed for informational. purposes. To align with CMSâs change, we will implement this requirement to allow for. consistency in claims processing.