CMS chops controversial two-midnight rule payment cut
CMS released its proposed rule to update the 2017 Medicare payment rates under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (PPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System
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DOCUMENTING SPECIFICITY FOR ICD-10 CODING
Specificity in documentation allows the most accurate ICD-10 codes to be
assigned. Correct coding allows the office to paint a more accurate picture
of the patient's diagnosis.
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Janus Choice, Inc. Experiences Rapid Growth
Prosper Women Entrepreneurs (PWE) is pleased to announce that Janus Choice is growing rapidly and is one of four PWE Startup Accelerator companies to have received follow-on funding. ...
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5 Minutes with... Jack Beberniss, CMRM
I was born in California, and grew up in the Midwest in Grand Island, Nebraska. After graduating high school from GISH, I enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served in Yuma, AZ as an Aviation mechanic, Plane Captain, and crew leader. ...
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Revenue Cycle 101: Physical Therapy 15 minutes = 1 Unit
Coding physical therapy services can be tricky if you don't know the ropes, but if you know the facts about timed codes and supervision requirements, it can make your life a lot easier.
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FIRST HEALTHCARE COMPLIANCE and MEDICAL SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA FORM PARTNERSHIP
First Healthcare Compliance a national provider of a comprehensive compliance solution to help healthcare providers save time and money and mitigate risk by efficiently implementing an effective compliance management program, announces
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AHIMA Pledges Support for HHS Interoperability Plan
AHIMA is one of several health IT industry groups announcing its support for a new US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initiative to improve the flow of health information between consumers and providers. ...
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Google's DeepMind Forms Health Unit to Build Medical Software
Google's DeepMind Technologies Ltd., an artificial intelligence company owned by the Web-search provider, is pushing into medical technology as it seeks to apply its expertise to health care. ...
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Lessons Learned: Reflections on CMS and the Successful Implementation of ICD-10
It was early 2015 and we had just gotten through a second successful season with HealthCare.gov, the turnaround that originally brought me into government, when the articles and letters started flying on our next big implementation - one that wo...
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