Why Medicaid Expansion Is Good For Your Heart
Published: Tue, 08/28/18
Why Medicaid E pansion Is Good For Your Heart In a boost for cardiovascular care in the U.S., new research shows those suffering heart attacks and…
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GAO Findings on Prior Authorization and HATA’s Survey
Published: Mon, 08/27/18
GAO Findings on Prior Authorization and HATA’s Survey In a recent report to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, the Government Accountability Office…
CMS Proposes Redesign of Medicare Shared Savings Program
Published: Sat, 08/25/18
CMS Proposes Redesign of Medicare Shared Savings Program On August 9, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule…
10 Examples Of Customer Experience Innovation In Healthcare
Published: Fri, 08/24/18
10 E amples Of Customer E perience Innovation In Healthcare The Latin root for "hospital" is from Old French “hoste," which means "host" or “guest."…
Severe Protein Calories Malnutrition in the OIG Crosshairs
Published: Thu, 08/23/18
Severe Protein Calories Malnutrition in the OIG Crosshairs The diagnosis of severe protein calorie malnutrition is under high scrutiny from the…
8 Medical Coding Mistakes That Could Cost You
Published: Wed, 08/22/18
8 Medical Coding Mistakes That Could Cost You Government and private insurers’ audits have revealed unfortunate cases of fraudulent or abusive medical…
CMS Strengthens Decentralization Push, Gives States More Medicaid Authority
Published: Tue, 08/21/18
CMS Strengthens Decentralization Push, Gives States More Medicaid Authority Aiming to cut down on regulatory burdens and give more power to states,…
Is it Patients over Paperwork, or Providers over Patients?
Published: Mon, 08/20/18
Is it Patients over Paperwork, or Providers over Patients? Has my entire career been based on a lie? For 33 years, I have been espousing the party…
CMS Gives $925M Payment Boost to Post-Acute Providers
Published: Fri, 08/17/18
CMS Gives $925M Payment Boost to Post-Acute Providers CMS issued final rules July 31 that increase payments to inpatient rehabilitation facilities and…
Are HIM Coding Professionals Qualified to Query for Clinical Validity? Part II
Published: Thu, 08/16/18
Are HIM Coding Professionals Qualified to Query for Clinical Validity? Part II I want to highlight some of the comments, opinions, and questions…