It’s a new year! While your organization’s initiatives may not have changed when the ball dropped, you can be sure that your employees are feeling a burst of motivation as they start 2019, an eagerness to tackle the tough to-dos and an energy to...
More InfoWhat happens when record increases in health insurance premiums and deductibles put too much stress on patients’ pocketbooks? They delay needed care out of fear they’ll be unable to shoulder an unexpected medical expense for themselves or their...
More InfoAt HIMSS19, John Rekart, chief of quality management and informatics at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation will show how homegrown analytics enabled a 25 percent post-implementation reduction in sentinel events. New...
More InfoClinical Documentation Improvement/ Mid-revenue Cycle Management Market is projected to reach USD 4.5 billion by 2023 from USD 3.1 billion in 2018, at a CAGR of 7.9% Market growth is largely driven by the increasing utilization of mid-revenue...
More InfoExplanation of Medicare Benefits (EOB) error message 96 Non-covered charge was the No. 1 reason for claims denials in December in all of Medicare Jurisdiction H, according to the region’s Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC). “Prior to...
More InfoBlockchain, like other young and disruptive technologies, offers wide opportunities to impact healthcare, an industry that is primed for disruption. Despite being the largest sector of the U.S. economy, healthcare is plagued by slow systems...
More InfoNavigating the reimbursement landscape can be confusing for physicians because of the number of entities that exert influence on payments. For example, CMS uses the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) to adjust Medicare payments, and sometimes...
More InfoThere are numerous reasons for claims denials but most of them come down to some form of documentation error, according to Karen Meador, MD, MBA, Senior Physician Executive and Managing Director at the BDO Center for Healthcare Excellence in New...
More InfoThe New Year brings new health plans, often with higher deductibles, and old bills that patients may be struggling to pay. According to 2018 data compiled by MedData, 83 percent of physician practices with fewer than five practitioners reported...
More InfoWith the New Year, hospitals are officially mandated to post their list prices online for patients to review. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services included the price transparency requirement in its Inpatient Prospective Payment System...
More InfoLesion excision coding may seem complex, but reporting excision of benign (11400-11471) and malignant (11600-11646) skin lesions can be mastered in five steps. Step 1: Measure First, Cut Second: When assigning CPT® codes 11400-11646, you must...
More InfoHealthcare is facing rapid changes. Here’s what you need to know to stay ahead in 2019 and beyond. The healthcare industry is facing many changes that pose new challenges to healthcare organizations big and small. In particular, the fast-evolving...
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