In the game of tug of war, will it be clinical or revenue integrity staff members who stand up to the challenge? When it comes to charge capture, it can be a struggle to know who should be held accountable. Read More »
Despite opposition from many stakeholders, a bipartisan contingent of Congress, and CMS’ own advisory panel,the agency is moving forward with its plan to drastically cut payments for drugs acquired through the 340B drug discount program, according to the 2018 OPPS final rule, released November 1...Read More »
You've heard it a million times before: if it isn't documented, it isn't done. This adage is applicable to many aspects of healthcare, including documentation of extended stay certification under Medicare Part A.Read More »
Going into fiscal year 2018, we have just 728 ICD-10-CM code changes to introduce into our workflow, an easy feat comapred to coding updates in years past. However, there's still plenty of work to be done. Read More »