News & Analysis

January 1, 2015
Briefings on APCs

As CMS pushes the OPPS from a fee-for-service program toward more of a true prospective payment system, financial impact analysis of changes, departmental budgeting, and forecasting has become more complicated each year.

December 23, 2014
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about payment for prescription drugs. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.  

December 16, 2014
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about supervision levels at critical access and small rural hospitals. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.  

December 9, 2014
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about updates to the post-acute transfer policy. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.

December 2, 2014
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about updates to the NCCI manual. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.  

December 1, 2014
Briefings on APCs

With quarterly code updates and other regulatory changes from CMS throughout the year, the chargemaster coordinator has to constantly monitor the healthcare landscape, but the final few months of the year remain the most challenging.

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