CMS released a proposal for the calendar year 2023 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System on July 15, 2022, which includes updates to OPPS and ASC payment rates and Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) policies. The proposed policies will...Read More »
Recently, the Kaiser Family Foundation analyzed transparency data released by CMS on claims denials and appeals data reported in 2020 and released...Read More »
Between 2015 and 2016, Peoples Health Network received about $3.3 million in overpayments, according to a recent audit conducted by the Office of Inspector General (OIG). The OIG estimated this amount from the diagnosis codes...Read More »
Since 2010, 138 rural hospitals have closed, with 19 shutting down in 2020 alone. To help mitigate this trend and promote healthcare equity in rural communities,...Read More »
In a recent survey conducted by CHG Healthcare, 534 physicians were asked about their career changes over the last two years (April 2020 to April 2022). Findings showed 43% of physicians changed jobs, 8% retired, and 3% left medicine entirely during the pandemic,...Read More »