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Separating authorization to release information and patient access
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Patients have the right to view and obtain copies of their medical records with only a few exceptions. But what should be a straightforward process is sometimes complicated by confusion among staff, patients, and patients’ personal representatives.
The changing tide of sepsis definitions
Source: ACDIS Blog
These days it seems sepsis is constantly in the news. Hardly a day passes where the efficacy of some new life-saving drug is being advocated or disputed, a sepsis DRG downgraded, or Sepsis-2 versus Sepsis-3 definitions debated.
Orthopedic surgeons top physician compensation list in 2017
Source: HealthLeaders Media
Physicians as a class of laborers are the highest paid professionals in the nation, yet only 48% of orthopedic surgeons say they are "fairly compensated" for their work.
 

Daily Q&A
Q&A: Deciding whether acute respiratory failure or pneumonia should be principal
Source: ACDIS

Q: If the acute respiratory failure is due to pneumonia and the respiratory failure resolves rather quickly, but the patient remains in the hospital for treatment of pneumonia, shouldn’t pneumonia be sequenced as the principal diagnosis? The basis of this question is not solely about reimbursement, but about the underlying cause. 

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Upcoming CMS Events
Thursday 4/13 - Open Payments: Prepare to Review Reported Data Call
Wednesday 4/19 - Medicare Shared Savings Program ACO: Completing the 2018 Application Process Call
Tuesday 4/25 - Global Surgery: Required Data Reporting for Post-Operative Care Call
Thursday 4/27 - Emergency Preparedness Requirements Final Rule Training Call
 

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Contemporary Approaches to PEPPER: Support Revenue Integrity and Reduce Risk

The Program for Evaluating Payment Patterns Electronic Report (PEPPER) can help hospitals adapt to value-based purchasing, reduce risk, and stay ahead of audits. Join speakers William L. Malm, ND, RN, CRCR, CMAS, and Kurt Hopfensperger, MD, JD, on April 11 at 1 p.m. Eastern as they explain where PEPPER can help hospitals monitor coding outcomes.
 

    

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Artificial Intelligence and Clinical Documentation: The Impact on Quality Outcomes and Physician Engagement

Healthcare leaders explain why CDI programs are an organizational priority for 2017 in this free, on-demand webinar.
 
 

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