News & Analysis

Reduce Admission and Readmission Rates at the Same Time

2016
July 26, 2016
Medicare Web

Hospitals with a decline in admission rates often experience a decline in 30-day readmission rates, according to a recent Health Affairs study.

Q&A: Nonreportable Services

2016
July 26, 2016
Medicare Web

What does it mean when a service is nonreportable for a patient in observation?

This week in Medicare–07/27/2016

2016
July 26, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s updates include the quarterly update to the CCI edits; denial codes for missing or insufficient documentation; and more!

Note from the Instructor: Proposed Changes to Inpatient-Only Procedures

2016
July 20, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about proposed changes to inpatient-only procedures in the OPPS proposed rule.

Study: Most Chest Pain ED Visits Are Not Life Threatening

2016
July 19, 2016
Medicare Web

The majority of patients who visit hospital emergency departments for chest pain do not have a life-threatening condition, according to a recent study in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Q&A: Care that is not Medically Necessary

2016
July 15, 2016
Medicare Web

What do you do with a patient who does not have a safe discharge plan, but does not meet inpatient criteria and has been in observation status for 48 hours?

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