Mandatory bundled payment programs for surgical hip and femur fracture treatment along with the cardiac rehabilitation incentive payment model, were canceled by CMS last Thursday, AHA News Now...Read More »
Tammy Combs, RN, MSN, CDIP, CCS, CCDS, will present “How to Mitigate and Manage Denials,” on Day 2 of the ACDIS conference. Combs is the director of HIM practice excellence, CDI/nurse planner at AHIMA in Chicago, Illinois....Read More »
Rush University Medical Center in Chicago did not comply with Medicare billing requirements for 57 inpatient and outpatient claims reviewed by the OIG, according to the OIG’s November report. According to the report, this...Read More »
Last week, Kate Goodrich, MD, director, CMS Center for Clinical Standards and Quality & CMS Chief Medical Officer, announced a new resource...Read More »
At the end of September, CMS called for input on the CMS Innovation Center’s future. The Innovation Center is tasked with testing new payment and delivery models to reduce healthcare spending while improving patient care, according to their website. CMS accepted comments through November 20. Read More »
Due to a technical issue which rendered the preview data not viewable during the first week of the Physician Compare preview period, CMS has extended the preview through December 1, according to...Read More »
