This week’s Medicare updates include two updates to the OIG work plan, an updated emergency use authorization for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, details about a MEDCAC meeting to examine the requirements for clinical studies submitted for CMS coverage under Coverage with Evidence Development, and more!
The revenue cycle produces a wealth of data but connecting the dots between disparate datasets is a challenge. Consider these methods to evaluate tools to manage revenue cycle data.
Shelley C. Safian, PhD, RHIA, CCS-P, COC, CPC-I, writes about the 2023 updates coders will find in the “Mental, Behavioral, and Neurodevelopmental Disorders” chapter for dementia.
CMS issued the final rules for the 2023 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) on August 1 and, like the proposed 2023 OPPS proposed rule, there aren’t any big surprises this year.
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently announced version 3.3 of the HHS Security Risk Assessment Tool. According to OCR officials, this tool is designed to aid small and medium-sized healthcare organizations in their efforts to assess security risks.
This week’s Medicare updates include the October update of the OPPS, the October I/OCE update, a revision to the manual regarding inpatient Part B services, and more!
