News & Analysis

September 1, 2019
Briefings on APCs

While the calendar year 2020 OPPS proposed rule is shorter than in prior years (819 pages for the display version), the proposed policies therein pack a punch and may be thought of as a new day dawning for the future of hospital services.

September 1, 2019
Briefings on APCs

Perhaps the most momentous Quality Payment Program (QPP) news in the proposed 2020 Medicare physician fee schedule is the Pathways (MVP) version of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — but that’s not happening until 2021.

August 30, 2019
News & Insights

HHS wants to update confidentiality rules that govern the medical records of substance use disorder patients, according to a proposed rule released August 22.

August 30, 2019
News & Insights

Q: How do you know when Category III CPT code 0505T is the appropriate code to assign for a femoral popliteal revascularization?

August 30, 2019
News & Insights

The Revenue Integrity Symposium is a conference that truly speaks to the contemporary and emerging issues that revenue integrity professionals grapple with.

August 29, 2019
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor examines the impact of CMS' 2020 payment rules on rural health clinics and critical access hospitals. 

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