News & Analysis

September 20, 2017
HIM Briefings

Managing and maintaining the chargemaster requires sound, tested strategies and tactics.

September 20, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include information on submitting claims to Medicare for beneficiaries in Florida affected by Hurricane Irma; annual HCPCS updates for SNFs; FY 2018 IPPS and LTCH PPS updates; and more!

September 18, 2017
Medicare Web

What are some common reasons for medical necessity denials and ways we can ensure medical necessity compliance?

September 14, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week's note looks at how to accurately calculate new technology add-on payment charges and ensure your facility is appropriately reimbursed for them.

September 13, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include an update to the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System; revisions to the State Operations Manual; information on CMS approval of CHIP provisions to assist with Hurricane Harvey disaster relief; and more!

September 13, 2017
HIM Briefings

The new ICD-10-CM codes for FY 2018, effective October 1, 2017, represent significant changes in some of our documentation and coding practices. Review the changes to the FY 2018 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (the Guidelines), which must be embraced if our documentation, coding, and billing is to withstand compliance scrutiny from outside auditors and accountability agents.

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