ACDIS celebrated its 10th birthday last month—not coincidentally the anniversary of CMS DRGs also. “I’ve never hesitated to say that’s partly why...Read More »
The improper payment rate for hospital outpatient services for the 2016 CERT report period was 5.4%, at a projected cost of $3.1 billion, which...Read More »
Five senators recently asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to examine the costs and risks associated with mismatched patient records...Read More »
While the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has led to fewer 30-day readmissions, this reduction in readmissions does not correlate with 30-day mortality...Read More »
CMS, after repeated urging from the American Hospital Association (AHA), announced last week that they will not be updating the overall hospital...Read More »