The overall monthly national healthcare spending rate modestly increased 4.3% from August 2016 to August 2017, with a notable increase in home health spending, according to a brief from Altarum’s Center for Sustainable Health Spending.
U.S. District Court Judge Rudolph Contreras will hold a hearing December 21 for a lawsuit aimed at halting the CMS payment reduction for hospital outpatient drugs acquired through the 340B program, a policy set to go into effect January 1.
Rush University Medical Center in Chicago did not comply with Medicare billing requirements for 57 inpatient and outpatient claims reviewed by the OIG, according to the OIG’s November report. This resulted in unlawful reimbursement for calendar years 2014 and 2015 with the medical center receiving $814,150 in overpayments, says the report.
Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program can lead to decreased healthcare claims and out-of-pocket costs for low-income adults, according to a JAMA Internal Medicine study.
A national effort to solve patient misidentification errors is suspended, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives announced on November 15.
What are some examples of extenuating circumstances that could be modified with an -XU modifier (unusual nonoverlapping service) if none of the other -X modifiers are applicable?
