The federal government is reducing payments to hospitals that readmit too many patients, but improving your facility’s discharge process can
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Demystifying the Incident to and Shared Visits Concepts
It’s quite common for people to get perplexed while going for medical services provided by the CMS. What many medical
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The Shift to Value-Based Reimbursement with Hierarchical Condition Category (HHC)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is moving aggressively to shift healthcare payments from the traditional volume-based fee-for
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Cigna and Aetna Litigations vs. Humble Surgical Hospital and How the Two are Similar Yet Different
Not long ago, two similar lawsuits based on out-of-network provider issues were contested in the Texas Federal Court. Both the
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Updates for NCCI Edit Coding Policy Manual for 2017
The National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) was developed by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to promote national correct
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Podiatry Billing and Coding
As podiatry medicine is quite different from other specialties, it is essential for billing professionals to know how to address
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Changes CMS Final Rule Release Will Introduce in 2017 and Beyond
CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) on Friday, October 14, 2016, announced the much awaited Medicare Access and CHIP
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Urologists Stressing over MACRA? We’ve Got You Covered!
As 2017 approaches, we come face-to-face with the revised incentive programs by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Urologists need
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The Changes the ‘Trumpcare’ will bring in over the Next Few Months
Since March 2010 when it was first signed into law, Obamacare was poised to benefit several million Americans, and went
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The Nursing Services Section as Defined in the Latest CoP Manual
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule in the October 24 Federal Register that changes
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