News & Analysis

April 7, 2021
Medicare Web

Q: We have heard that Medicare short-stay inpatient admissions may soon come under increasing audit scrutiny by Livanta, the Beneficiary and Family-Centered Care Quality Improvement Organizations that was awarded the nationwide contract for reviewing these admissions. What can we do to reduce our audit risk?

April 7, 2021
Medicare Web

CMS has begun recovering COVID-19 Accelerated and Advance Payments (CAAP), according to MLN Matters SE21004.

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 6, 2021
Medicare Web

Mobile Anesthesiologists, an Illinois-based company offering healthcare services throughout the country, reported a breach in March affecting 65,403 individuals, according to the Office for Civil Rights breach report.

April 5, 2021
Medicare Web

Q: What revenue codes are used to prevent triggering a copay or deductible when billing Medicare for COVID-19 monoclonal antibodies?

April 5, 2021
Briefings on HIPAA

One year into the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, phishing attacks against healthcare organizations remain a chief concern. Threat actors are constantly finding new vulnerabilities to exploit. It’s like a game of whack-a-mole: When healthcare organizations swat away one problem, another pops up.

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