UnitedHealthcare has announced that, effective July 1, 2021, Medicare Advantage and commercial claims for sepsis-related treatment may be reviewed on a pre-payment...Read More »
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) performed a provider compliance audit of the Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital and found that the hospital received overpayments of approximately $4.8 million between January 1, 2016 and...Read More »
Hospitals that successfully participate in the Hospital Inpatient Quality Reporting program and are meaningful EHR users could see a 2.8% payment increase, if the...Read More »
Machine learning has the ability to analyze electronic health records (EHRs) and identify undetected chronic kidney disease, according to a study published by npj Digital Medicine.
CMS announced the suspension of the sequestration payment adjustment of 2% to Medicare Fee-for-Service claims from May 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020...Read More »
Suggested changes for the fiscal year (FY) 2020 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) payment rule for acute and long-term care hospitals were released this week, Tuesday, April 27. The IPPS governs how hospitals get paid for services they provide to Medicare patients. Every year, CMS...Read More »
