After releasing its General Compliance Program Guidance in 2023, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) is continuing to deliver supplemental guides geared toward specific subsectors of the healthcare industry....Read More »
When comparing admissions late in the COVID-19 pandemic with pre-pandemic, mortality rates were elevated for Medicare beneficiaries who had cardiovascular risk factors or established cardiovascular disease, according to a study...Read More »
According to a recent study published in The Lancet examining global trends, mortality rates for most major causes have declined since 1990, with the global age-standardized mortality rate...Read More »
Mortality has been a publicly reported quality metric on Medicare.gov for nearly a decade. This metric allows for the comparison of death rates across various conditions that CDI programs are involved in reviewing. To help CDI professionals gain a...Read More »
CMS recently revised Chapter 4 of the Medicare Claims Processing Manual to provide Method II critical access hospitals (CAH) with updated billing requirements for professional emergency services performed in the...Read More »
