News & Analysis

September 1, 2019
Briefings on APCs

Perhaps the most momentous Quality Payment Program (QPP) news in the proposed 2020 Medicare physician fee schedule is the Pathways (MVP) version of the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) — but that’s not happening until 2021.

August 30, 2019
Medicare Web

HHS wants to update confidentiality rules that govern the medical records of substance use disorder patients, according to a proposed rule released August 22.

August 30, 2019
Medicare Web

Q: How do you know when Category III CPT code 0505T is the appropriate code to assign for a femoral popliteal revascularization?

August 30, 2019
Medicare Web

The Revenue Integrity Symposium is a conference that truly speaks to the contemporary and emerging issues that revenue integrity professionals grapple with.

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. 

August 29, 2019
Medicare Web

Q: We do in-depth HIPAA assessments for our clients, but some clients want a simple assessment that they can keep up with them to maintain compliance. Do you have any recommendations for streamlining security assessments?

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