This week's note from the instructor provides and overview of some of the key corrections to the 2019 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule.
This week’s Medicare updates include a new national coverage analysis for ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, an article on CMS actions in Hurricane Michael relief efforts, the release of the 2019 Star Ratings for Medicare Advantage and Part D prescription drug plans, and more!
The United States Small-Area Life Expectancy Project (USALEEP) is a public health project measuring life expectancy at birth for nearly every neighborhood in the country. USALEEP data provide community health insights and show that not everyone has the same opportunity to be healthy where they live.
After two delays, the revisions to Federal Policy for the Protection for Human Subjects (45 CFR 46), also known as the “Common Rule,” will now go into effect January 21, 2019.
Findings from a retrospective study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore show that the number of upcoded cases for patients who underwent gastrointestinal surgeries increased over a ten-year period. Upcoded cases were also significantly correlated with higher inpatient costs.
The University of Michigan Medicine is notifying approximately 3,700 patients about a mailing error that resulted in letters containing personal health information to be sent to the wrong patients.
Medicare beneficiaries who received transitional care services from physicians after they were discharged home from a healthcare organization had lower costs and were less likely to die in the month that followed than those who didn’t, according to a new study.
Q: I know the -X{EPSU} modifiers are not yet required by CMS, but in what instance would modifier -XU (unusual non-overlapping service, the use of a service that is distinct because it does not overlap usual components of the main service) be justified instead of modifier -59 (distinct procedural service)?
Q: When I returned to work after being out for a month on short-term disability, I was disciplined because of my doctor's excuse, which I only gave to medical but somehow was released to the human resources (HR) department. Could this release of my medical information to HR be a HIPAA violation?
This week's note from the instructor provides and overview of some of the key corrections to the 2019 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule.
