The pay regulations for 2017 are expected to increase Medicare payments to hospitals for outpatient services by 1.7%, according to details about...Read More »
CMS recently released details of its next round of settlements for hospitals with pending inpatient appeals to help clear a massive backlog that...Read More »
When coders can rely on the written diagnosis statement from a provider, it may negate all clinical documentation improvement efforts, according...Read More »
In the largest settlement with a skilled nursing facility chain in Department of Justice history, federal prosecutors say Life Care Centers of...Read More »
The American Hospital Association (AHA) released a series of videos to educate hospitals, clinicians, and trustees on the new system outlined in...Read More »
The American Hospital Association (AHA) asked a federal judge to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to implement three “...Read More »
On October 14, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized its policy implementing the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS...Read More »
The new retrospective mandatory episode payment model for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) included in the August 2 issue of the Federal...Read More »
The new system outlined in the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) represents the most significant change to Medicare in a...Read More »
