An inpatient study published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics analyzed a community hospital’s monthly reports for malnourished patients admitted between March 2015 and June 2017.Read More »
Insufficient documentation. That’s the biggest reason for improper payments for Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code 99234, Observation or inpatient hospital care, for the evaluation and management of a patient including admission and discharge on the same date,...Read More »
HACs declined by 13% between 2014 and 2017, preventing an estimated 20,500 deaths and $7.7 billion in healthcare costs, according to preliminary data from the AHRQ.Read More »
Although bundled payment programs have the potential to generate data that can be used to reduce costs and improve the Medicare program, the overall pool of participants and the design of voluntary bundled payment programs may reduce the value of the data and the programs overall, U.S. GAO said...Read More »
By Melissa Varnavas
On July 20, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin landed on the moon. In taking his first step, Armstrong uttered the historic words, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
The average outpatient visit in the U.S. costs nearly $500 and the average inpatient stay costs more than $22,000, according to a global study from the...Read More »
Thirty-eight hospitals filed a lawsuit against the U.S. HHS on January 18, alleging that that HHS Secretary Alex Azar overstepped his authority when he finalized an OPPS policy that cuts...Read More »
