July 29, 2020
HIM Briefings

With no uniformly recognized standard or body of law on how to document the fair market value of compensation arrangements, it’s up to organizations to develop defensible internal methodologies. Use these expert tips and checklist as a template for your organization.

July 7, 2020
News & Insights

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced in late June that it reached an early case resolution with the state of Tennessee regarding the state’s crisis standards of care (CSC) protocol.

July 1, 2020
Briefings on APCs

CMS recently issued a major update to frequently asked questions (FAQ) on COVID-19 fee-for-service billing issues. The bulk of the new FAQs concerns hospitals and the ability to invoke various waivers in order to deliver services to patients in their homes using telecommunications technologies.

June 24, 2020
News & Insights

CMS clarified billing instructions for off-campus hospital outpatient services and provider-based departments (PBD) in its most recent update to its novel coronavirus billing

June 22, 2020
News & Insights

Q: What guidelines do the Office of Inspector General (OIG) expect to see in our laboratory billing policies?

June 17, 2020
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include guidance on data to include when reporting COVID-19 test results to the CDC, recommendations on re-opening facilities for non-emergent care, updates to the OIG work plan, and more!

June 15, 2020
News & Insights

Q: What services will require prior authorization from Medicare starting July 1 and how do we submit prior authorizations to Medicare?

June 10, 2020
News & Insights

CMS updated its Medicare billing FAQs to include new questions related to National Coverage Determinations (NCD) during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency (PHE).

June 1, 2020
Briefings on APCs

Determine the impact of new regulatory relief for hospitals regarding outpatient services and telehealth originating site services provided to patients at alternate locations, including their homes.

June 8, 2020
News & Insights

Q: How can we decide what risk areas should be the focus of auditing and monitoring?

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