News & Analysis

May 1, 2021
Briefings on APCs

Facility E/M coding reflects the volume and intensity of resources utilized by the facility during patient encounters. Joe Rivet, Esq., CCS-P, CPC, CEMC, CHC, CCEP, CHRC, CHPC, CICA, CPMA, CAC, CACO, describes how facilities can create internal guidelines and point systems for determining E/M level section.

April 7, 2021
HIM Briefings

Effective management of claim edits and denials is a cornerstone of a sound revenue cycle. See how your organization compares to others and what you can do to improve.

April 1, 2021
Briefings on APCs

Regular monitoring and internal auditing are critical to ensure compliance throughout the revenue cycle and protect revenue integrity. Consider the different strategies that can be applied to documentation and chart audits, coding audits, and more.

March 3, 2021
Medicare Web

CMS is reminding organizations of Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) billing and appeal processes after the agency inappropriately denied some claims.

March 1, 2021
Case Management Monthly

As of May 1, UnitedHealthcare, the largest health insurance company in the United States, will be switching from using Milliman Care Guidelines (MCG) to InterQual.

February 3, 2021
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include a notice about reprocessing certain drug claims that were rejected in error, the latest version of the Medicare beneficiary COVID-19 data snapshot, a table on MAC pricing for COVID-19 testing, and more!

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