Healthcare providers need to dedicate resources to increasing case-mix index, improving discharge disposition code accuracy, reducing readmission...Read More »
CMS recently updated its Recovery Audit program webpages with names of each new contractor, respective regions of responsibility, with links for...Read More »
HCPro is currently seeking speakers to present at the 2017 Revenue Integrity Symposium (RIS), to be held October 21–22, 2017, in Nashville,...Read More »
Continuing on its pay for performance agenda, CMS released information about new bundled payments related to cardiac diseases and hip replacements...Read More »
Every quarter since January 2014, the American Hospital Association (AHA) has collected and published survey data from its member facilities...Read More »
CMS released its list of quality measures under consideration (MUC) in November and the National Quality Forum’s (NQF) Measure Applications...Read More »
In the latest twist of the ongoing saga of Medicare claims denials and appeals, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered...Read More »
In 1999, the Institute of Medicine reported that medical errors represent one of the leading causes of mortality in the United States and noted...Read More »