This week’s Medicare updates include the release of the 2019 Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, the publication of the feedback CMS received following a request for information on initiatives to improve the quality of healthcare while reducing cost, the announcement of the new Data-Driven Patient Care Strategy, and more!
Correct, complete documentation is the foundation of a sound medical record and compliant reimbursement, but getting that foundation in place can be challenging. Clinicians are juggling critical tasks in a high-stress situation, and administrative burden of electronic documentation and the disconnect that results from spending more time looking at a screen than a patient are often cited as the primary factors in physician burnout. Enter the medical scribe.
The OIG will be scrutinizing how CMS collects overpayments, according to a recent update to its Work Plan. The agency will be looking at whether CMS followed recommendations to improve and increase collections.
