A room and board policy defines routine daily hospital services and covered medical and surgical services and supplies. Use this sample policy as a template for your organization.
This week's note from the instructor reviews recent changes to inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) regulations and discusses how to use them to proactively create audit defense strategies.
This week’s Medicare updates include the Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter, a proposed rule on repealing the Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology and Definition of “Reasonable and Necessary” final rule, October updates for various payment systems, and more!
Upgrading and switching EHRs and other technology and applications is a constant cycle at hospitals. Learn how one organization manages change in their CDI program.
This week's note from the instructor explores the details of how CMS will establish rural emergency hospitals (REH) and discusses the elements of the Request for Information CMS issued on the topic.
Identifying sepsis is a complex process that takes more thought than checking off clinical indicators from a list, regardless of what criteria are used to qualify the diagnosis. Apply these tips to identify clinical indicators of competing diagnoses.
