How data intelligence will drive precision healthcare in the NHS
Published: Fri, 12/03/21
How data intelligence will drive precision healthcare in the NHS As the NHS evolves, many trusts are developing into digitally mature systems,…
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CMS Rescinds Rule Expediting Medicare Coverage of Breakthrough Devices
Published: Tue, 11/16/21
CMS Rescinds Rule E pediting Medicare Coverage of Breakthrough Devices The Trump-era rule would have granted e pedited Medicare coverage for up to 4…
CMS Releases Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
Published: Wed, 11/03/21
CMS Releases Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Increased leverage of telehealth for behavioral care, diabetes prevention and mitigation, and enhanced…
The Impact of Coding on Maternal Outcomes
Published: Wed, 10/27/21
The Impact of Coding on Maternal Outcomes While most maternal deaths are preventable, the rate has been increasing in the United States since 2000. As…
ROI realized from pre-bill review of documentation and coding
Published: Mon, 10/25/21
ROI realized from pre-bill review of documentation and coding Hospitals and health systems can improve revenue through a pre-bill review prior to…
Medical Coding Slip at TX Hospital Led to COVID-19 Billing Error
Published: Thu, 10/21/21
Medical Coding Slip at TX Hospital Led to COVID-19 Billing Error Midland Memorial Hospital agreed to pay over $555,000 for a medical coding error that…
Outdated hospital billing practices present challenge to meeting new debt collection rules
Published: Tue, 10/19/21
Outdated hospital billing practices present challenge to meeting new debt collection rules Outdated billing practices, particularly in hospitals and…
CMS Finalizes One-year Extension of New Technology Add-on Payments
Published: Thu, 10/14/21
CMS Finalizes One-year E tension of New Technology Add-on Payments The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) desires to use the best data…
CMS Income Sharing Changes Creating Confusion
Published: Wed, 10/06/21
CMS Income Sharing Changes Creating Confusion One of the provisions in the changes to the federal physician self-referral prohibition, better known as…
Medicare Advantage and TPE Audits Surge
Published: Thu, 09/23/21
Medicare Advantage and TPE Audits Surge In a complaint filed last week, a New York data-mining company, D ID, was accused of allegedly helping a…