News & Analysis

October 3, 2019
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor focuses on updates to the inpatient quality programs and examines their impact on MS-DRG payment calculations. 

September 26, 2019
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor discusses a change that will be implemented in October to address issues related to device-dependent procedure edits. 

September 19, 2019
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor reviews recent clarifications for the use of revenue coes 0942 and 0240 when billing for hospital inpatient Part B services. 

September 12, 2019
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor looks at the ongoing judicial actions pertaining to discharge appeal rights for Medicare beneficiaries assigned to outpatient status or who have received observation services.

September 5, 2019
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor offers tips and tricks to simplify the process of distinguishing routine and research costs when billing for clinical trials. 

August 29, 2019
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor examines the impact of CMS' 2020 payment rules on rural health clinics and critical access hospitals. 

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