News & Analysis

Note from the instructor: Critical Access Hospitals and Patient Coinsurance Amounts

October 21, 2014
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about patient co-payments at CAH hospitals. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.

This week in Medicare updates

October 14, 2014
Medicare Insider

This week’s updates include updates to HCPCS codes for SNF and ambulance inflation factor for CY 2015. Click the link above to read more about this week’s updates.

Note from the instructor: Summary of potential adjustments to Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) payment for inpatient hospital discharges during FY 2015, Part I

October 14, 2014
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about inpatient hospital stays during FY 2015. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.

This week in Medicare updates

October 7, 2014
Medicare Insider

This week’s updates include update to ASC payment system and OPPS. Click the link above to read more about this week’s updates.

Note from the instructor: Defending Medical Review Decisions at ALJ Hearings

October 7, 2014
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about MAC involvement in ALJ hearings. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.

Tips from this month's issue

October 1, 2014
Briefings on HIPAA

1. Phase 2 of OCR's HIPAA audits will be desk audits, which means OCR will not conduct on-site audits of covered entities (CE) and business associates (BA) unless resources are available.

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