While there are many conferences that touch upon aspects of revenue integrity, RIS is the only one entirely dedicated to the topic. Plus, it is a great way to meet other professionals in the field of revenue integrity who are facing similar challenges and have similar interests.
Q: A diabetic patient is diagnosed with a gangrenous decubitus ulcer of the left heel and admitted to the hospital for treatment. If the provider documents an association between diabetes and the decubitus ulcer, which condition should be sequenced as the principal diagnosis?
A Kentucky community health center paid hackers $70,000 in bitcoin to regain access to its computer systems after suffering its second ransomware attack in three months.
This week's note from the instructor examines some of the key proposed policies from the Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, including policies on general supervision, site neutrality, 340B payments, and price transparency.
This week’s Medicare updates include proposed and final rules for several of Medicare’s prospective payment systems, the 2020 ABN form for download, an article about compliance with the three-day stay rule for SNF admission, and more.