CMS is postponing implementation of systematic validation edits for OPPS providers with multiple service locations until October toallow enough time to analyze collected data.Read More »
The CDC has posted the FY 2020 ICD-CM final code changes, and there were no changes to the proposed list of 273 new, 30 revised and 21 invalidated codes that were released in the proposed inpatient hospital prospective payment system rule, April 23.Read More »
As part of its Patients Over Paperwork initiative, CMS is collecting public input on ways to reduce unnecessary administrative and regulatory burden.Read More »
Commercial and government payers track chronic conditions using Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC), and providers can track HCCs to better monitor and project reimbursement and compliance.Read More »
Q: I was on a conference call with the CDM coordinators within my health system and we got involved in a lively discussion. If there's no medical necessity for observation, what do you do with charges? Our departments get productivity based on the charges posted. We all agreed that the...Read More »
