CMS recently published an FAQ on the Change Healthcare/Optum payment disruption (CHOPD) accelerated and advance payments being issued to Part A providers and Part B suppliers experiencing delays in claims payments due to the recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare.
NAHRI is excited to announce the release of the 2024 Revenue Integrity Symposium (RIS) agenda. RIS, to be held September 12–13 in Oak Brook, Illinois, has expanded to three tracks this year.
Payers and providers initiated nearly 300,000 disputes through the federal independent dispute resolution (IDR) portal in the first half of 2023, according to a recent report.
CMS recently established specialty codes and payment instructions for two new Medicare provider types: marriage and family therapists (MFT) and mental health counselors (MHC).
CMS is proposing significant changes to certain appeal processes for Medicare beneficiaries. In this Q&A, Kimberly A. Hoy, JD, CPC, director of Medicare and compliance for HCPro LLC, in Chicago, explains how the rule could affect hospitals, including new required notices and potential billing process updates, and strategies for managing patient status changes.
