The Council's agenda for the March 19, 2026 meeting was:
•Presentation: How to optimize systems to involve clinicians in denials and use data to drive improvement ―Gopi Astik, MD, MS, medical director, Northwestern Memorial Hospital...
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 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.
