If yours is like most practices, you probably have an increasing number of patients who want to communicate with your
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ED Behavioral Health Encounters: Double-Check Documentation Requirements
Studies have been showing for a while a glaring problem in the U.S. – inadequate care for patients who show
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When your entire way of doing something changes, adjusting takes time – especially when that “something” is 41 pages of
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If you’re not using modifier Q6 correctly, you could be leaving thousands of dollars or more on the table. This
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Supporting residents to set their own goals is a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requirement. CMS regulatory tag
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It’s no secret that more and more practices are using skilled non-physician practitioners (NPPs) to provide efficient and patient-centered care
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Don’t Let CMS Grievance Standards Give You Grief: Put Your Policy In Place
Nobody’s perfect—including your hospital staff. Patients will complain. But you have a responsibility to your patients and to your hospital
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Take Charge Early: Prevent Unnecessary Readmissions at Admission
What’s the price tag of inadequate discharge planning? For fiscal year (FY) 2018, it’s right around $564 million, according to
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Beyond Bingo & Board Games: Tailor Nursing Home Activities to Meet Residents’ Real Needs
“It’s not the years in your life that count, but the life in your years,” goes the saying, one that
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Is your hospital complying with the rules that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has established for standing
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