News & Analysis

August 22, 2017
Briefings on APCs

You may find significant changes to E/M reporting in the near future, including a pivot away from two key elements — history and physical exam — that largely determine a given level of service for your most common patient encounters.

August 21, 2017
News & Insights

Two bundled payment programs could be canceled before they begin, and the scope of a third will be significantly limited if a proposed rule released by CMS August 17 is finalized. 

August 16, 2017
HIM Briefings

The specificity of ICD-10 ushered in a stronger focus on clinical coding audits. From internal reviews to external coding audits, healthcare organizations nationwide are revisiting tried-and-true audit practices with ICD-10 coding quality in mind.

August 15, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week's Medicare updates include the 2018 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System Update; Revisions to the Home Health Pricer to Support Value-Based Purchasing and Payment Standardization; Quarterly Update to the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System (PPS); and more!

August 9, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week's Medicare updates include an update to the Revisions to the Inpatient Prospective Payment System; Prospective Payment System (PPS) and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) for 2018; Provider-Based (PB) Determination; and more!
 

August 3, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor discusses therapy codes, caps, modifiers, and the exception process.

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