Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 declared that any off-campus hospital outpatient departments that started billing after passage of the bill November 2, 2015, would not be paid under the OPPS, but other Part B payment systems, such as the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) or...Read More »
Carmen Y. Ibarrondo Malave, MS, RHIA, CHPS, CCS-P ICD10 Trainer Ambassador, and the leader of the Puerto Rico ACDIS Chapter sent us this picture of their successful meeting in April with students and professors of the Master Health Information Management group at Medical Science Campus during...Read More »
The Third International Consensus Definitions Task Force updated the standards of sepsis and septic shock, including simplified clinical criteria for rapid recognition of sepsis-related organ failure and new criteria for septic shock, according to an article published February 23 in the ...Read More »
Approximately 800 hospitals across the country that perform inpatient total hip and knee joint replacements will be required to participate in the latest value-based payment initiative launched by CMS, the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model, effective April 1.Read More »
Nearly 700 rural hospitals are at risk of closure, according to a report from iVantage Analytics. Rural or critical access hospitals (CAHs) provide care to about 11.7 million people, employ 100,000 healthcare workers, and account for $277 billion in economic activity. Yet the report shows that...Read More »
The Chapter Advisory Board recently revised its local chapter agreement form to include incentives for volunteer leaders and additional guidance for leadership teams. All local chapter...Read More »
CMS and representatives of the private insurance industry have agreed to use a single set of healthcare quality measures, according to a statement published by CMS.Read More »
Looking for more data on inpatient stays? The Agency for Healthcare Quality (AHRQ) added information on inpatient stays in its HCUP Fast Facts. The data now includes information on trends in inpatient stays, most common diagnoses,...Read More »
