News & Analysis

This week in Medicare updates – 1/17/18

January 17, 2018
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include the announcement of a new bundled payment model, clarification on CMS’ regulations regarding texting of patient information, notification of the new interest rate for overpayments and underpayments, and more! 

Note from the instructor: Preparing for annual chargemaster coordinator department-by-department reviews

December 14, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week’s note details the approach chargemaster coordinators should take when conducting annual in-depth reviews with revenue departments.

Note from the instructor: Deciding when to appeal a denial

December 7, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor examines the process of deciding when to appeal a denial. 

This week in Medicare updates – 12/6/2017

December 6, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include an extension for S-10 worksheet submission, implementation plans for computed radiography payment reductions, a new national coverage article for a genetic sequencing diagnostic test for cancer patients, and more!

Steps to take when facing a claim denial

December 1, 2017
Briefings on APCs

Although every claim denial should be tracked, not every denial should be appealed. Learn about how and when to appeal Medicare claims denials. 

Note from the instructor: Edit management for services involving the same department

November 30, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor discusses ways to resolve Medicare billing edits. 

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