News & Analysis

June 1, 2021
Case Management Monthly

More people have gone without needed health services during the COVID-19 pandemic, and CMS is now trying to close that gap.

June 1, 2021
Briefings on APCs

Joe Rivet, Esq., CCS-P, CPC, CEMC, CPMA, CICA, CHRC, CHPC, CHEP, CHC, CICA, CAC, CACO, looks at the implications of a recent OIG brief on how Medicare Advantage organizations could use national provider identifiers (NPI) to monitor for fraud, waste, and abuse. 

May 27, 2021
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor reviews the proposed updates to quality reporting programs that were introduced in the FY 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed Rule. 

May 26, 2021
HIM Briefings

Performance benchmarks are key to improving CDI programs. Use these tips to identify key data to collect, analyze, and apply.

May 26, 2021
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include three advisory opinions, a series of NCD transmittals, multiple OIG reviews of hospice compliance, and more!

May 26, 2021
HIM Briefings

With the inpatient-only (IPO) list set to be phased out, HIM departments need to prepare for the larger operational and financial impacts. Consider how these changes will affect your organization.

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