Mergers and acquisitions in the healthcare industry are often decided upon and negotiated by C-suite staff with involvement from security and IT professionals. However, significant security implications must be considered by both parties prior to, during, and after a merger or acquisition.
Conducting pre-billing audits can be challenging, but when done correctly, it can save organizations from spending time recoding and rebilling claims that payers deny. These audits can be conducted on the front end, in both inpatient and outpatient settings, once records have been coded.
Lately I've received a lot of questions from hospitals about how to determine when and if it's appropriate to report an E/M visit code on the same date of service as a scheduled procedure.
This week’s updates include a fact sheet about the ACO Investment Model and several reports from the OIG. Click the link above to read more about this week’s updates.
This week’s updates include a correction to the April CY 2015 quarterly Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database update. Click the link above to read more about this week’s updates.
