News & Analysis

September 20, 2023
HIM Briefings

Hospitals could be in for a price transparency compliance shake-up if CMS moves forward with its proposals in the 2024 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule. Learn how these proposals could affect your organization.

September 13, 2023
Briefings on APCs

Providers and coders alike can find NCCI policies challenging to follow and apply. Denise Williams, COC, CHRI, explains the basics of NCCI by defining the initiative, edits, modifiers, and clinical procedure examples.

September 6, 2023
Briefings on APCs

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a lifesaving treatment used when the heart or lungs cease to function. Whether CPR is conducted alone or with other services, Nancy Reading, RN, CPC, CPC-P, covers the various ways that CPR can be reported and how to do so.

September 6, 2023
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include an OIG featured topic page regarding managed care, the first 10 Part D drugs selected for price negotiation under the Inflation Reduction Act, and more!

August 30, 2023
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include information on systematic validation edits for OPPS providers with multiple service locations, draft guidance on the new Medicare Prescription Payment Plan, and more!

August 16, 2023
Briefings on APCs

Terry Tropin, MSHAI, RHIA, CCS-P, reviews the biggest changes to the 2024 ICD-10-CM guidelines and tabular list set to take effect October 1, including deletions of certain COVID-19 screening guidelines, and additional direction for new resistant hypertension and myocardial infarction codes.

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