For years, providers have complained that federal statutes known as the Stark laws have impeded their ability to improve the quality and...Read More »
As of January 14, Novant Health and Wake Forest Baptist Health, both based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, merged medical records.Read More »
EHR records may not be able to accurately determine case mix, according...Read More »
By Brian Murphy
You’ve probably heard the mantra that, in order to grow personally and professionally, you need to “continually...Read More »
Q: I've seen references to CERT reports regarding potential areas of Medicare coding...Read More »
Lately, it seems as if every CMS update includes the initiative to “...Read More »
After saying the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) was doomed to...Read More »
CMS plans to launch a new...Read More »
Between 2008 and 2016, hospitals reduced the rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) by 50%, according to...Read More »
by James S. Kennedy, MD, CCS, CDIP, CCDS CMS plans to announce a complete revision of the CC/MCC structure in next year’s proposed...Read More »
