News & Analysis

This week in Medicare updates–10/26/2016

October 25, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include Fiscal Year 2017 Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long Term Care Hospital PPS Changes; Revisions to State Operations Manual for Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) and Swing-Beds in CAHs; and more!

Q&A: Reporting Observation Time

October 21, 2016
Medicare Web

Can hospitals report more than 48 hours of observation services?

Q&A: Type of Bill 013X versus 085X

October 18, 2016
Medicare Web

Is it appropriate for a critical access hospital hospital to bill with Type of Bill (TOB) 013X versus TOB 085X, or are they only to bill with 085X?

This week in Medicare updates–10/19/2016

October 18, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include CMS’ Quality Payment Program; updates to the interest rate for Medicare overpayments and underpayments; a new initiative to increase clinician engagement; and more!

Note from the Instructor: CMS provides increased flexibility for practitioners under the final Quality Payment Program Rule

October 18, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s note from the instructor discusses CMS’ new Quality Payment Program.

Note from the Instructor: Answering questions on patient status

October 12, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s note from the instructor discusses commonly asked questions about patient status.

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