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News

This week in Medicare updates–8/23/2017
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
This week's Medicare updates include the Fiscal Year 2018 Inpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule; an update to Hospice Payment Rates; Proposed Changes to Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model; and more!
CMS advisory panel urges agency to drop proposed 340B drug payment reform
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
The CMS policy in the 2018 OPPS proposed rule with potentially the largest administrative and financial burden for hospitals should not be finalized, according to the agency’s own advisory panel.
HIM Briefings’ outsourcing benchmark survey
Have you ever wondered how other organizations leverage outsourced HIM services? Now you can find out! HIM Briefings is conducting a benchmarking survey on the use of outsourced functions in the HIM department, and we would appreciate your input. One respondent will be selected at random to win his or her choice of a free HCPro webinar. Click here to take the survey.
 

Revenue Cycle Advisor Subscriber Content

Addressing and managing claims edits
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Resolving claims returned with National Correct Coding Initiative edits or Medically Unlikely Edits can be a time-consuming process. Organizations need processes to promote best practices and keep appeals on track, as well as coding and billing policies that address common front-end problems that lead to these edits.
 

Daily Q&A

Workplace efficiency
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: What helps case management professionals be the most efficient during their scheduled time at work? 

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Upcoming CMS Events

Wednesday 8/30 - MEDCAC - Health Outcomes After Bariatric Surgical Therapies in the Medicare Population
Wednesday 9/6 - IMPACT Act: Medicare Spending Per Beneficiary Measures Call
Thursday 9/7 - Nursing Home Facility Assessment Tool and State Operations Manual Revisions Call
Friday 9/8 -  Summit: Behavioral Health Payment and Care Delivery Innovation
 

Product Spotlight

JustCoding's 2018 ICD-10-CM Code Updates

With more than 700 changes to ICD-10-CM taking effect October 1, it’s time to dive into how these changes influence code sequencing and payment. During this 90-minute webinar, HCPro regulatory specialist Adrienne Commeree, CPC, CPMA, CCS, CEMC, CPIP, will take a comprehensive approach to explaining the additions, deletions, and revisions in the update.
 

    

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Risk Adjustment and its Impacts to CDI and Coding Operations

During this session, experts will review the different aspects of risk adjustment, focusing on how CDI and coding programs can help with the transition to value-based payment.
 
 

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