CMS announced December 18 that it will begin auditing hospitals for compliance with the Hospital Price Transparency final rule in January 2021.Read More »
NAHRI’s Revenue Integrity Symposium is a fantastic way to network with and learn from revenue integrity professionals from across the country. But have you considered that RIS can also help hone your professional speaking skills? NAHRI is currently seeking healthcare professionals who are...Read More »
The 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule, released December 2, extends certain telehealth benefits but makes cuts to the Medicare conversion factor (CF) to offset evaluation and management (E/M) changes that would otherwise have resulted in significant reimbursement increases....Read More »
The 2021 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule, released December 2, moves ahead with most of the provisions of the proposed rule. This should come as a relief to hospitals required to implement most of its policies by January 1, 2021.Read More »
CMS announced on November 25 that it is building on the flexibilities granted by the Hospitals Without Walls program to launch the Acute Hospital Care at Home program. Under this program, eligible hospitals will be allowed to treat certain inpatients in the patient’s home.Read More »
The deadline to comply with CMS’ expanded price transparency requirements is almost here. Use these tips to ensure your organization is ready.Read More »