News & Analysis

CMS relaunches PEPPER for short-term acute care hospitals

January 7, 2026
News & Insights

Short-term acute care hospitals once again have access to the Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER), which they can use to improve claim accuracy.

How HIM leaders can reimagine ROI

January 7, 2026
HIM Briefings

Learn how to rebuild release of information (ROI) workflows without losing sight of accuracy and privacy foundations.

Housekeeping needed as post-shutdown payments clear

December 31, 2025
News & Insights

As Medicare payment ramps back up after the recent government shutdown, revenue cycle professionals must pay particular attention to certain items.

Preparing HIM and coding teams for Cigna’s downcoding policy

December 31, 2025
HIM Briefings

Discover what Cigna's new downcoding policy means for coding accuracy, audit readiness, and payer relations. 

What happened to storytelling?

December 31, 2025
HIM Briefings

Review how CDI programs can use diagnostic sequencing and medical linkage to enhance storytelling in documentation practices. 

Take note of the next NCCI edits, expect new codes later in 2026

December 24, 2025
Briefings on APCs

You’ll have to wait a while longer for National Correct Coding Initiative edits for 2026-effective codes. However, the latest quarterly NCCI update will include new medically unlikely edits for a variety of HCPCS codes that went into effect in July and October 2025.

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