Quality & Regulatory

CMS now allows teaching physicians to...Read More »

Only 12% of eligible hospitals signed up for CMS’ Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Model 2 initiative and 47% of them dropped out...Read More »

Readmissions occur when a patient needs to return to the hospital for additional care within 30-days of their initial stay.Read More »

Most physicians don’t think value-based payment models will cut healthcare costs and improve quality of care, according to...Read More »

Insufficient documentation accounted for 64.1% of improper payments for both Part A and Part B claims, according to a recent...Read More »

Q: Should CDI have access to the PEPPER?Read More »

Medicare incorrectly paid approximately $1.7 million to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, as a result of incorrect billing on...Read More »

Q: Should CDI take the criteria from the National Quality Forum (NQF), Agency...Read More »

For years, providers have complained that federal statutes known as the Stark laws have impeded their ability to improve the quality and...Read More »

By Brian Murphy

You’ve probably heard the mantra that, in order to grow personally and professionally, you need to “continually...Read More »