CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 36

News: Claim volumes is top issue for revenue cycle departments during COVID-19, survey finds

September 3, 2020
News

Erratic and unpredictable claim volumes and a host of staffing issues top the list of COVID-19 related problems according to chief financial officers and revenue cycle leaders, according to a recent study commissioned by Alpha Health and conducted through...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 35

News: Telehealth visits up 30% in June 2020, poll shows

August 27, 2020
CDI Expansion, News, Outpatient CDI

A national poll on healthy aging by the University of Michigan found that the percentage of older adults who had participated in...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 35

News: Dementia deaths are underestimated, study finds

August 27, 2020
Clinical & Coding, News

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Neurology found that the percentage of deaths attributable to dementia was higher than recorded on death...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 35

News: Humana files lawsuit against telehealth company, millions in alleged false claims

August 27, 2020
News, Outpatient CDI

Humana has filed a lawsuit against the telehealth company QuivvyTech for allegedly defrauding Humana out of millions of dollars.

The suite alleges that QuivvyTech telemarketers cold-called Humana members, asking them questions about common ailments,...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 34

News: AMA adds CPT codes for COVID-19 testing

August 20, 2020
Clinical & Coding, News

​The American Medical Association (AMA) has expanded its CPT code set to include four new codes for COVID-19 testing.Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 34

News: Cigna sued for denied COVID-19 testing and treatment claims

August 20, 2020
Clinical & Coding, News

Open MRI and Imaging of RP Vestibular Diagnostics PA has filed a lawsuit against Cigna Health and Life Insurance Co. The New Jersey-based radiology lab claims that the insurer wrongfully denied reimbursement for nearly $400,000 in services...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 34

News: Positive COVID-19 test required to qualify for additional 20% payment

August 20, 2020
Clinical & Coding, News

​In a recent Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Matters article, CMS announced that it will update COVID-19 policies for inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) hospitals, long-term care hospitals (LTCHs), and...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 14, Issue 33

News: 2021 OPPS proposed rule eliminates inpatient-only list

August 13, 2020
Clinical & Coding, News

CMS has released the 2021 Outpatient Prospective Payment Systems (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) PPS proposed rule, Revenue Cycle Advisor...Read More »

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