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This week in Medicare updates–8/02/2017
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
This week's Medicare updates include an update to the 2018 Proposed Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate; ICD-10 Coding Revisions to National Coverage Determinations; Updated Editing of Always Therapy Services; and more!  
Three functions behind the challenges of revenue integrity
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
As more focus is placed on improved revenue integrity management, coordination, and collaboration, revenue cycle is evolving to revenue integrity. As such, it’s important to understand the classic revenue integrity issues which can arise at any facility.
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Revenue Cycle Advisor Subscriber Content

New ICD-10-CM codes bring changes to documentation, coding
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
The new ICD-10-CM codes for FY 2018, effective October 1, represent significant changes in our documentation and coding practices. In follow up to last month’s column, let’s discuss additional new codes and their potential impact upon your diagnostic decision making and documentation.
 

Daily Q&A
Q&A: Community transportation service
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: If we use a community transportation service for wheel chair transport, is the facility responsible?

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Upcoming CMS Events
Thursday 8/3 - Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)/Long Term Care (LTC), Open Door Forum
Wednesday 8/16 - Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Model Expansion Listening Session
Thursday 8/17 - Public Meeting Regarding New and Reconsidered Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Test Codes
Monday 8/21 - Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment Meeting
 

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How Identifying the Right Revenue Cycle Solutions Partner Can Save Hospitals Millions

In 2015, after new revenue cycle leadership came onboard at CoxHealth, the team perceived a need for additional resources to address a stubborn backlog of aging accounts.
 
 

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