CMS recently announced a new category of payment programs: the Primary Cares Initiative. Within a few years, CMS expects 25% of primary care providers to join one of the five voluntary payment models.
In 2013, “Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice,” a collaboration between AHIMA and ACDIS, was published. It has served as the industry guideline for the establishment of best practices surrounding queries. The 2019 update reinforces the information set forth in the preceding practice briefs while also introducing some newer guidelines reflective of today’s healthcare environment.
Case managers typically provide support to adult patients in the hospital, focusing on their medical and social needs and easing their transition to the next level of care. But often, these patients aren’t the only ones who need support—they sometimes also have children or grandchildren who are struggling.
If you’re feeling drained and uninspired at work lately, you’re not alone. A survey published in the June 4 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine found that burnout among doctors costs the U.S. healthcare system some $4.6 billion each year due to turnover and reduced clinical hours.
CMS recently released two quarterly updates effective July 1: Medicare Claims Processing Transmittal 4313, which is the July update to the OPPS, and Medicare Claims Processing Transmittal 4314, which is the related July update to the Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (I/OCE) Specifications, Attachment B.
