News & Analysis

February 15, 2019
Case Management Monthly

A recent study published in Healh Affairs claims that reductions in readmission rates reported as due to the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) are “illusory or overstated.”  

February 15, 2019
News & Insights

Q: A physician performs a hemiarthroplasty for a hip fracture. Would this procedure be reported with CPT code 27125 (hemiarthroplasty, hip, partial [e.g., femoral stem prosthesis, bipolar arthroplasty])?

February 14, 2019
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor is the first in a two-part series that discusses the intricacies of Medicare's inpatient hospital lifetime reserve days benefit and the challenges associated with it. 

February 14, 2019
News & Insights

Q: My child’s school requires parents to send a doctor’s note when a student is out sick for more than two days. After providing this note for my child, their teacher spoke to me and mentioned information she could only have learned if she had read the note. Is this a HIPAA violation? Are schools covered by HIPAA if they request doctor's notes?

February 13, 2019
HIM Briefings

Use these tips to clarify when and how it’s appropriate to use modifier -25.

February 13, 2019
News & Insights

Q: Do you have any advice on how to structure rounds for a hospital case management team?

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