News & Analysis

June 19, 2017
Medicare Web

I've noticed some conflicting information in CPT Assistant and NCCI edits for CPT code 29874 (knee arthroscopy with removal of loose/foreign body). Do the NCCI edits override the advice in CPT Assistant?

June 14, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include the elimination of routine reviews including documentation compliance reviews and instituting three medical reviews; new guidance for outpatient facility claims; standardization of demand letter language; and more!

June 14, 2017
Medicare Web

CMS has released the final 2018 ICD-10-CM codes to be implemented October 1, with hundreds of changes from the version released in the 2018 IPPS proposed rule. 

June 14, 2017
HIM Briefings

With value-based reimbursement, providers now must shoulder the health of the patient no matter where the patient receives care. The ability to share patient information seamlessly between these entities using interoperable technology is the next evolution of healthcare.

June 14, 2017
Medicare Web

Tasked with the impossible—reviewing 100% of charges before they go out the door—the revenue integrity department at Yale New Haven Health in New Haven, Connecticut, knows the importance of having a reliable staff to get the job done right.

June 7, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor discusses CMS’ new policy concerning prolonged drug and biological infusions using an external pump.

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