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 »
As of January 14, Novant Health and Wake Forest Baptist Health, both based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, merged medical records.Read More »
EHR records may not be able to accurately determine case mix, according...Read More »
