So, you just tossed out the old version of your Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN) form and traded it for a fresh version, which went into effect in June. Get ready for another round of replacements.
This week's Medicare updates include an update to the Revisions to the Inpatient Prospective Payment System; Prospective Payment System (PPS) and Consolidated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) for 2018; Provider-Based (PB) Determination; and more!
Hiring remote CDI specialists can help ease staffing shortages and improve efficiency. But starting or expanding a remote CDI program takes planning and preparation to be successful.
Poor cybersecurity in the healthcare industry amounts to a public health concern, according to the Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force, a federal task force established to fulfill requirements of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015.
Interventions designed to reduce hospital readmissions are accomplishing their goal from a patient perspective—but not always from a cost savings perspective.
