News & Analysis

December 21, 2016
HIM Briefings

Today’s HIM professional needs to understand the various programs and the impact that coding and documentation may have on an organization’s performance. By 2018, 50% of Medicare payments will be tied to value-based alternative payment models.

December 20, 2016
Medicare Web

Do modifiers -PO and -PN apply to Medicare Advantage? Does modifier -PN apply to critical access hospitals?

December 20, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s note discusses the 21st Century Cures Act Section 603 amendments and the effect of the Act on hospital locations.

December 20, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include Hospital Appeals Settlement Process FAQs, additional opportunities for clinicians under the Quality Payment Program, Conditions for Coverage for End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities interim final rule, and more!

December 20, 2016
Medicare Web

Additional changes are coming to site-neutral payment policies for off-campus, provider-based departments after President Barack Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act into law, updating policies outlined in Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and the 2017 OPPS final rule.

December 19, 2016
Briefings on HIPAA

Student access to medical records should be limited and copies monitored or restricted.

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