Less than a year after CMS finalized the three-year phaseout of the inpatient-only (IPO) list to be completed by 2024, the agency is looking to reverse course, according to the 2022 OPPS proposed rule, released Monday, July 19.Read More »
Q: What’s one of the most important pieces of information you would like people to take away from your session?
Malm: Charge capture continues to be one of the single most concerning tasks facing all facilities. As we move from charge to cost, the inability to capture charges completely...Read More »
CMS is proposing a 4% decrease to the Medicare conversion factor, permanent expansion of telehealth coverage for some mental health services, and new timelines for Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) reporting, according to the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule.Read More »
Balance billing for emergency services and certain other services will be subject to new limitations, according to an interim final rule with comment period released July 1 by HHS.Read More »
Submit your questions to the CDM gurus as they offer a roundtable discussion with answers to your most challenging and complex chargemaster operational questions. Read More »
Q: What piece of advice would you like to give people about revenue integrity?
Hirsch: Prevention is so much easier in the long run. That effort will pay off significantly over time. Read More »
