Last month, CMS announced its plan to launch a new voluntary bundled payment model—the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI Advanced)—but neglected to include a full package of...Read More »
Only 12% of eligible hospitals signed up for CMS’ Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Model 2 initiative and 47% of them dropped out completely within two years, according to a recent study by ...Read More »
CMS now allows teaching physicians to verify in the medical record any student documentation of E/M services, rather than re-documenting the work.Read More »
Starting this year, CMS plans to conduct an annual call for measures related to the Medicare EHR Incentive Program, the agency announced last week.Read More »
Medicare incorrectly paid approximately $1.7 million to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, as a result of incorrect billing on the part of the medical center.Read More »
CDI specialists’ salaries continue to grow, according to the 2017 CDI Salary Survey, but participants this year aren’t as optimistic as in years past. Similarly, job titles...Read More »
Most physicians don’t think value-based payment models will cut healthcare costs and improve quality of care, according to a new study by Leavitt...Read More »
