After saying the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) was doomed to fall short of its policy goals, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) voted in favor of ending the...Read More »
This year, 751 hospitals will be hit with a payment reduction from Medicare due to high rates of patient injuries. These hospitals will lose 1% of their Medicare payments over fiscal year 2018.Read More »
Outpatient has been the buzzword in CDI circles for some time now, leading to increased resources for the expansion (such as the first annual ACDIS Symposium: Outpatient CDI, the Outpatient CDI Pocket Guide: Focusing on HCCs, and First Steps in Outpatient CDI: Tips and Tools for...Read More »
CMS will make a settlement option available for providers and suppliers (appellants) with fewer than 500 appeals pending at the Office of Medicare...Read More »
Dignity Health in California used a multipronged initiative to improve their revenue cycle, according to HealthLeaders Media. While most of the initiatives...Read More »
ICD-11 reflects critical advances in science and medicine and is the first code set revision to be well integrated with EHRs and information systems, the WHO says.Read More »
