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Hospital Offers Incentives For Identifying Incorrect Patient Status

Source: HIM Briefings

 

Hospitals often struggle with assigning the most appropriate status for patients, and this challenge is compounded by CMS' frequent changes to its regulations and guidance. To combat incorrect patient status assignments, one hospital has developed a system that rewards employees for speaking up when they suspect a patient's status is incorrect.


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Medicare Updates: This Week’s Regulatory Changes

Source: Medicare Compliance Watch

 

This week’s Medicare updates include the OPPS 2017 proposed rule; clarifications to stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma, myelofibrosis, sickle cell disease, and myelodysplastic syndromes change request; and more!

 
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Bundled Cancer Payments Come with Challenges

Source: HealthLeaders Media

 

Medicare's Oncology Care Model looks to be better for many patients, but oncologists are concerned that it does not account for stage of cancer or drug costs.

 
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Q&A: Drug Code Changes in July’s OPPS Update

Source: Medicare Compliance Watch

 

Are there any new drug HCPCs codes for July?

 

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Challenges for Wound Care Coding in 2016

 

Join expert speaker Gloria Miller, CPC, CPMA, CPPM, while she reviews HBO ICD-10 codes required for payment by Medicare and addresses the new guidance and regulations of the changing healthcare landscape.


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