News & Analysis

July 8, 2016
News & Insights

CMS released the 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule yesterday, with policies that look to expand an Innovation Center program, revise payment for care management services, and collect data regarding global period payments. 

July 8, 2016
News & Insights

CMS proposes aligning its conditional packaging modifiers and deleting a much-maligned modifier for separately payable laboratory tests in the 2017 OPPS proposed rule, released July 6. 

July 1, 2016
Briefings on APCs

When compared to data from past surveys, HCPro's 2016 HIM director and manager salary survey revealed a harsh truth that many HIM professionals already know: There has been little movement in HIM manager and director salaries over the years.

July 1, 2016
Briefings on APCs

Anatomical modifiers qualify a HCPCS/CPT® code by defining where on the body the service was provided. These modifiers are especially helpful to indicate services that would normally be considered bundled but were actually performed on different body sites.

July 1, 2016
Briefings on APCs

Congressional legislation is often written in a way that obfuscates or, at the very least, makes it difficult to discern the impact or intent of a bill.

June 27, 2016
Medicare Insider

The 2016 Revenue Integrity Symposium brings together training on Medicare billing and compliance, case management, revenue integrity, coding, CDI, and patient status, and more.

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