Healthcare is a top priority for American voters and there aren’t dramatic differences by ideology, according to a new survey on Medicare for all. Americans are most concerned with the future of healthcare and express a steady support of...
More InfoProposed rules for SNFs & Hospice Providers also include new payment models. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has been quite busy these last few weeks issuing the proposed payment rules for 2020 and making some other...
More InfoCMS has released the inpatient psychiatric facility proposed rule. Approximately $75million is projected to be paid to inpatient psychiatric facilities (IPF), according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed 2020...
More InfoThis year’s reporting for the Quality Payment Program will affect the 2021 payment year. Kevin J. Corcoran, COE, CPC, CPMA, FNAO, delivered his annual update at Hawaiian Eye 2019, highlighting changes CMS would be making this year for...
More InfoDenied claims are one of physicians’ chief complaints when it comes to dealing with providers and payers. To a certain extent, every practice deals with claim denials. It’s those practices that eliminate the most common reasons that...
More InfoThe focus on electronic health record implementation has turned to how to make use of the vast data stored within to improve revenue cycle operations (IRF). Proposed rule calls amending regulations clarifying the determination as to whether a...
More InfoThe entrepreneurs behind Sift Healthcare are using predictive analytics (AI) to crack the code on unpaid medical bills, helping health facilities work smarter when managing budgets. Last month, Alabama’s Georgiana Medical Center closed its doors...
More InfoUntil November, reimbursement for remote patient monitoring services was a gray area for providers, but the picture is becoming clear. Remote patient monitoring, home care and telehealth have been gaining traction as a healthcare offering due in...
More InfoAmerica's Health Insurance Plans called on Congress to set a fixed reimbursement rate based on what insurers pay in a region. Providers are pushing back against an insurer proposal for legislation to set reimbursement rates to avoid...
More InfoMedical coders who code pass-through drugs or home health have 21 new HCPCS Level II codes to use, effective April 1, 2019. The new codes include drugs for migraines, to initiate blood-clotting in patients on certain coagulants, chronic...
More InfoIn October 2015, physicians across the United States transitioned from the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Ninth Revision to the tenth revision (ICD-10-CM, the US version of the World Health...
More InfoPresident Trump’s fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget allows for $87.1 billion in discretionary budget authority and $1.2 trillion in mandatory funding for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Although the Centers for Medicare &...
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