HHS Releases Alternative Payment Model for Ambulance Providers
Published: Mon, 02/18/19
HHS Releases Alternative Payment Model for Ambulance Providers HHS and the CMS Innovation Center (CMMI) recently announced a new alternative payment…
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The Hard Fact About ABNs in the ED
Published: Sun, 02/17/19
The Hard Fact About ABNs in the ED Medicine has commonly been considered one of the most altruistic professions. From long years spent in training to…
New versus Established Patients: Do you Know the Rules and Exceptions?
Published: Sat, 02/16/19
New versus Established Patients: Do you Know the Rules and E ceptions? It seems like the simpler the question, the harder it can be to answer. When we…
Clinical Documentation and Coding Top Revenue Cycle Vulnerability
Published: Fri, 02/15/19
Clinical Documentation and Coding Top Revenue Cycle Vulnerability Hospital leaders are concerned that their organization’s clinical documentation and…
CMS Eliminates Reporting of Functional Limitation Codes
Published: Thu, 02/14/19
CMS Eliminates Reporting of Functional Limitation Codes Many therapy providers, at hospital outpatient departments and private-practice clinics alike,…
AHIMA Coding Productivity Study and Preparing for ICD-11
Published: Wed, 02/13/19
AHIMA Coding Productivity Study and Preparing for ICD-11 The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) has been getting involved in…
Outbreak of Yellow Fever Reported
Published: Tue, 02/12/19
Outbreak of Yellow Fever Reported The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), which is in Washington D.C., is reminding travelers to get vaccinated…
One idea to fix health care billing steals a tactic from major league baseball
Published: Mon, 02/11/19
One idea to fi health care billing steals a tactic from major league baseball In most markets, when a buyer and a seller can't settle on a price, they…
Physicians and the Opioid Crisis
Published: Sat, 02/09/19
Physicians and the Opioid Crisis It is well-known to the medical community and to the general public that the opioid epidemic has taken too many…
Polar Vortex Hastens Need for ICD-10 Cold Codes
Published: Fri, 02/08/19
Polar Vorte Hastens Need for ICD-10 Cold Codes The weather has been rough for the people living in the Midwest and Northeast. The reported…