Wednesday, February 1, 2017

News

OCR’s patient access fee guidance offers more questions than answers
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released guidance on patient access fees with little fanfare last year but the guidance, intended to clarify existing OCR regulations, became a flashpoint for controversy. 
This week in Medicare updates–2/1/2017
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
This week’s Medicare updates include a CMS Beneficiary Notices Initiative website update regarding the MOON form and instructions and more!
Improving value and care metrics through a clinically integrated network
Source: HealthLeaders Media
Can a clinical standards-based infrastructure that pulls data from all participants finally get at the intersection of cost and quality?
 

Daily Q&A

Q&A: Reporting medically induced coma
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor 
Q: I have a question about coding a medically induced coma. For example, how would I report a patient on a Precedex drip for alcohol withdrawal, supported with mechanical ventilation, and intensive nursing care?  

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Upcoming CMS Events

Wednesday 2/1 - Physician Nurses & Allied Health Open Door Forum

Tuesday 2/14 - FY 2018 New Technology Town Hall Meeting

Tuesday 2/21 - Understanding and Promoting the Value of Chronic Care Management Services Call
 

Product Spotlight

The Revenue Integrity Training Toolkit

The revenue cycle in a hospital or health system is a continuum, and each department and role within the cycle has to work in unison to be successful. This handbook will help get everyone, from billers to clinicians, on the same page improving systemic information flow and feedback loops.

 

    

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What's New

Medicare Overpayments Final Rule: Analyzing Compliance for Revenue Integrity

During this on-demand program, speakers Judith L. Kares, JD, Esq., and Robert Wade, JD, Esq., discuss how to identify and report overpayments.

 
 

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