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News
2016 HIM Roles and Responsibilities Survey
Source: HIM Briefings
HIM directors and managers are wearing many hats and asked to oversee an increasing number of tasks. In an effort to dig a bit deeper into HIM departments, HIM Briefings conducted its first HIM roles and responsibilities survey.
Medicare Updates: This Week's Regulatory Changes
Source: Medicare Compliance Watch
This week’s Medicare updates include Fiscal Year 2017 Inpatient Prospective Payment System and Long Term Care Hospital PPS Changes; Revisions to State Operations Manual for Critical Access Hospitals (CAH) and Swing-Beds in CAHs; and more!
Life Care Centers to Pay $145M in FCA Settlement
Source: HealthLeaders Media
In the largest settlement with a skilled nursing facility chain in DOJ history, federal prosecutors say Life Care Centers of America billed Medicare and TRICARE for unnecessary rehab therapy.
 

Daily Q&A
Q&A: DRGs Added to the Post-acute List
Source: Medicare Compliance Watch
Q: Has CMS added any DRGs to the post-acute transfer list beginning October 1?

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Upcoming CMS Events
Tuesday, 11/1 - How to Report Across 2016 Medicare Quality Programs Call
Wednesday, 11/2 - Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Test Payment System: Data Reporting Call
Tuesday, 11/15 - Quality Payment Program Final Rule Call
 

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2017 CDI Pocket Guide

The new edition of the best-selling CDI Pocket Guide by authors Dr. Richard Pinson and Cynthia Tang has been comprehensively updated for 2017. This authoritative CDI reference guide focuses on the most common opportunities to improve clinical documentation, coding, and DRG assignment impacting reimbursement, severity of illness, quality reporting, and pay-for-performance.
 

    

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