Managers should not assume that they can review every guideline, every item in Coding Clinic, or every coding-related issue targeted by the Office of Inspector General or Recovery Auditor.
This week’s Medicare updates include finalization of two new payment models, the January 2017 update of the ASC Payment System, an OIG report on vulnerabilities that remain under CMS' 2-Midnight Rule, and more!
Today’s HIM professional needs to understand the various programs and the impact that coding and documentation may have on an organization’s performance. By 2018, 50% of Medicare payments will be tied to value-based alternative payment models.
Additional changes are coming to site-neutral payment policies for off-campus, provider-based departments after President Barack Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act into law, updating policies outlined in Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and the 2017 OPPS final rule.