Telemedicine is rapidly becoming a fixture on the American health care landscape. Indeed, telemedicine is increasingly being seen as a
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HCC Coding Compliance Best Practices
Coding and auditing errors can greatly impact your organization’s revenue cycle. This is especially the case with Hierarchical Condition Category
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U.S. Hospital Shootings Average About One per Month
Random gun attacks and mass shootings make headlines nearly on a weekly basis, but shootings at hospitals are, thankfully, rarer.
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CMS Final MACRA Rule Holds Steady on MIPS
On Nov. 2, 2017, CMS published its final rule implementing the Quality Payment Program (QPP) under the Medicare Access and
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Top Physician Documentation Challenges
Physicians know that clean clinical documentation is essential to get proper reimbursement. With increased pre- and post-payment audits and third-party
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Legislation and Alternative Payment Models Increase Access to Palliative Care
Improvements in healthcare over the last decade or two have helped to ensure that patients are living longer, which has
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Get to Know the CMS-855 Forms: All 7 of Them!
If your facility treats Medicare patients, you know—or have surely heard—about the 855 form. Actually, the Centers for Medicare &
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OIG 2017 Work Plan Updates Focus on Drugs, Planes and Hackers
Over the summer the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) changed how it rolls
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Will CMS Nip MIPS After MedPAC’s Criticism of MACRA?
While CMS is not scheduled to release its final rule implementing the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) until
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MACRA Offers Two Routes to Qualify for Quality-Based Payments
Around November 1, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is expected to release its final rule implementing
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