CMS Chief Pens Blog Post on Changes to How RACs Operate
Published: Fri, 05/10/19
CMS Chief Pens Blog Post on Changes to How RACs Operate In touting the federal government’s efforts to make the realities of dealing with Recovery…
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Coding Clinic Advice Highlights from First Quarter
Published: Thu, 05/09/19
Coding Clinic Advice Highlights from First Quarter For coding and CDI (clinical documentation improvement/integrity) professionals, it’s e citing to…
Simplifying the Use of Condition Code 44 versus Part A-to-Part B Rebilling
Published: Wed, 05/08/19
Simplifying the Use of Condition Code 44 versus Part A-to-Part B Rebilling Not infrequently, in the process of utilization review (UR), we run into…
The Role of HIM Professionals in the Revenue Cycle
Published: Tue, 05/07/19
The Role of HIM Professionals in the Revenue Cycle As we continue this segment on health information management (HIM) in the revenue cycle, I’d like…
CMS to revamp coding for new medical technology
Published: Mon, 05/06/19
CMS to revamp coding for new medical technology CMS Administrator Seema Verma announced Thursday the agency will overhaul coding regulations that she…
Rare and strange ICD-10 codes
Published: Sat, 05/04/19
Rare and strange ICD-10 codes ICD-10 is a set of around 70,000 diagnosis codes. ICD stands for International Statistical Classification of Diseases…
Sweeping CC Designation Changes Noted in the CMS 2020 IPPS Proposed Rule
Published: Fri, 05/03/19
Sweeping CC Designation Changes Noted in the CMS 2020 IPPS Proposed Rule The 2020 Proposed Inpatient Prospective Payment System Rule (IPPS) came out…
Judge says AMA is right: Title X gag rule violates medical ethics
Published: Thu, 05/02/19
Judge says AMA is right: Title X gag rule violates medical ethics “This is madness,” wrote U.S. District Judge Michael McShane in Portland, Oregon, in…
Too Much Money, Too Little ROI in Today’s Healthcare
Published: Wed, 05/01/19
Too Much Money, Too Little ROI in Today’s Healthcare I am pretty darn tired of hearing about the move from volume to value. Do you know what that…
CMS Proposes New Updates to Codes and MS-DRGs
Published: Tue, 04/30/19
CMS Proposes New Updates to Codes and MS-DRGs The Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed Rule for fiscal year (FY) 2020 comes with a…