News & Analysis

June 1, 2014
Briefings on APCs

CMS made relatively few changes in the April quarterly I/OCE update, introducing four new APCs, deleting one, and reclassifying several skin substitute codes.

June 1, 2014
Briefings on APCs

Hospital outpatient therapeutic services, such as ED or clinic visits, that are paid under the OPPS or to critical access hospitals (CAH) on a cost basis must be furnished "incident to" a physician's service to be covered.

June 1, 2014
Strategies for Healthcare Compliance

Rick Ensenbach, CISSP-ISSMP, CISA, CISM, CCSFP, has one word for the HIPAA breach posted to OCR's wall of shame at the close of 2013: depressing.

June 1, 2014
Strategies for Healthcare Compliance

With the use of EHRs on the rise, so too is inappropriate use of EHR functionality. Many of these unintended consequences of EHR use are popping up on the radar of healthcare organizations and the federal government alike.

May 27, 2014
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about FY 2015 IPPS proposed payment adjustments. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.

May 20, 2014
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about Inpatient Prospective Payment System FY 2015. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.

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