This week’s Medicare updates include the Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, a video on the proposed changes to evaluation and management coding, the July edition of the Patients Over Paperwork newsletter, and more!
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This week in Medicare updates—8/1/2018
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This week’s Medicare updates include the Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, a video on the proposed changes to evaluation and management coding, the July edition of the Patients Over Paperwork newsletter, and more!
Tackling charge capture challenges with revenue integrity
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Hospitals have several options to consider when attempting to solve misplaced or missing service, product, and medication charges.
 

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Integrating physician practices after a hospital merger: HIM directors can help bridge the gap
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Hospitals continue to acquire or affiliate more closely with physician practices at a breakneck speed to operate more effectively under value-based purchasing or accountable care organization reimbursement models. But many organizations struggle with how to integrate their different EHR systems, forms, and templates long after the physicians become hospital employees.
 

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Q&A: Case management interventions in health literacy
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Q: What steps can case managers take to improve health literacy in patients?

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Upcoming CMS Events
Tuesday, 8/14 - ESRD Quality Incentive Program: CY 2019 ESRD PPS Proposed Rule Call
Monday, 8/20 - Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment Meeting, Day 1
Tuesday, 8/21 - Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment Meeting, Day 2
Wednesday, 8/22 - MEDCAC - Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-Cell Therapy and Patient Reported Outcomes
 

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2019 OPPS Proposed Rule: Respond to CMS’ Newest Proposed Policies

The 2019 OPPS proposed rule is out and contains big changes for provider-based departments and other hospital reimbursement. During this 90-minute program, expert speakers Jugna Shah, MPH, and Valerie A. Rinkle, MPA, will analyze the rule and deliver a comprehensive program to update you on the major changes proposed for 2019 under OPPS and how you can respond.
 

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