National hospital prescription drug expenditures are surging. In 2019, non-federal hospitals and clinics spent $36.9 billion and $90.3 billion, up 1.5 percent and 11.8 percent from 2018, respectively, according to a July 2020 article in the American Journal of Health System Pharmacy.Read More »
CMS will begin reprocessing 2019 claims for some services rendered at excepted off-campus provider-based departments. The affected claims are for services represented by HCPCS code G0463 (hospital outpatient clinic visit for assessment and management of a patient) with dates of service between...Read More »
CMS is expanding payments for at-home COVID-19 vaccinations to include communal spaces in multi-unit living settings or communal arrangements.Read More »
Q: How should we bill for trauma activation without pre-hospital notification and how should we capture charges for these services? Do we bundle the charge in with the facility evaluation and management (E/M) code?Read More »
Finding and addressing the roor causes of coding edits is essential to revenue integrity, but when the issue points back to clinical departments it can often be a challenge to get them on board with change. Use these tips to gain clinical departments' support and implement practical,...Read More »
Speakers and registrants shared tips and insights into revenue integrity hot topics on day one of the 2021 Revenue Integrity Symposium, held virtually August 17–18.Read More »
Figuring how to take the next step in your career is challenge—now more than ever. Take the 2021 Revenue Integrity Salary Survey to build data that revenue integrity professionals can use to guide their careers and departments.Read More »
