CMS has released their latest impact report for quality measures, showing a decrease in heart attack mortality, unplanned readmissions, and uncontrolled diabetes.
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CMS report shows 30% of hospitals face barriers in reporting quality measures
Source: ACDIS
CMS has released its latest impact report for quality measures, showing a decrease in heart attack mortality, unplanned readmissions, and uncontrolled diabetes. 
Hospital case against 340B drug payment cuts heads to U.S. Court of Appeals
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
The American Hospital Association, alongside 34 state and regional hospital associations, will defend its view that 340B drug payment reductions in the 2018 OPPS final rule should be suspended at an oral defense to the U.S. Court of Appeals on May 4.
 

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Patient data takes spotlight for privacy protection at HIMSS18
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
The 2018 Healthcare Information Management Systems Society Health IT Conference hosted more than 43,000 attendees. Swarms of healthcare industry professionals filled educational sessions and convention hall aisles on March 5–9 in Las Vegas.
 

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Q&A: Billing for bronchoscopy due to abnormal chest X-ray
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: A patient came to our endoscopy suite for a bronchoscopy due to an abnormal chest X-ray. The physician documented that a transbronchial lung biopsy was obtained from the right upper lobe and the right lower lobe. What would be the correct CPT® codes to report?

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