This week’s Medicare updates include the re-release of the October 2020 I/OCE quarterly data files, details on new COVID-19 reporting requirements for hospitals and critical access hospitals, and information on repayments for loans issued under the Accelerated and Advance Payment program at the beginning of the PHE.
CMS extended the timeline for organizations to repay payments received under its Accelerated and Advance Payment program, according to a fact sheet released October 8.
Ischemic strokes are complex and all too frequent. Review clinical criteria and ICD-10-CM reporting regularly for this diagnosis to ensure accurate coding and reimbursement.
From a compliance and security standpoint, few tasks are more important for healthcare organizations than the creation and regular maintenance of an information technology (IT) asset inventory.
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been a huge challenge for case managers across the country. One of the biggest hurdles they’ve faced has been overcoming issues related to discharging COVID-19 patients in the midst of the outbreak.
