During this 60-minute webinar, expert speakers Kimberly A. Hoy, JD, CPC, and Teri Rice, MSN, MHA, MBA, RN, CHC, analyze the 2026 OPPS final rule and provide insights on key provisions.
During this 60-minute webinar, expert speakers Amy Inch, COTA, CPC, CPMA, and Yvette DeVay, MHA, CPC, CPMA, CIC, analyze the 2026 MPFS final rule and provide insights on key coding and billing changes.
CMS recently relaunched the Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) for short-term acute care hospitals, restoring these facilities’ access to a valuable data tool that assists with claim accuracy.
CMS recently created a new system edit to help reduce improper Medicare payments for outpatient services provided by acute care hospitals to hospice patients.
CMS issues an annual Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) proposed rule to list and detail proposed changes to Medicare outpatient coding and billing. This program will help listeners understand the potential changes and prepare to implement them. During this 60-minute webinar, expert...
CMS moved ahead with significant expansions to its site neutral payment policies, including reductions to payments for certain services at expected off-campus provider based departments (PBD), additional price transparency requirements, changes to its methodology for setting MS-DRG rates, and more, according to the 2026 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) final rule.
After receiving negative feedback from industry stakeholders on its new reimbursement approach for certain inpatient Medicare Advantage (MA) claims, Aetna recently extended the policy’s implementation date.
