March 7, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include the April 2017 Update of the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System; the April 2017 Update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System; an National Coverage Analysis for Supervised Exercise Therapy (SET) for Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD); and more!

February 13, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor discusses the billing challenges presented by CMS' Medically Unlikely Edits.

February 8, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week's note discusses the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Manual, an often overlooked source of guidance for coders and chargemaster professionals when determining correct coding and billing to Medicare.

January 11, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week's note discusses important 2017 OPPS update transmittals and final rule corrections.

January 4, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include corrections to the OPPS, ESRD, and 2017 Physician Fee Schedule final rules, a renewal of the Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment and Solicitation of Nominations to the Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment, and more!

December 28, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s note discusses the main front-end, middle, and back-end revenue cycle functions.

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 6, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s note discusses the 2017 changes to chronic care management provided by rural health clinics.

November 30, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s note discusses updates to Medicare beneficiary cost sharing for 2017.

November 16, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s note from the instructor discusses changes found in the 2017 OPPS Final Rule.

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