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CMS underpaid hospitals by $76.8 billion in 2017, AHA reports
Source: ACDIS

Medicare and Medicaid underpaid hospitals by $76.8 billion in 2017, according to the American Hospital Association's annual hospital survey.
Study finds that administrative billing data accurately captures perinatal risk factors and clinical outcomes
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
A retrospective study recently published in Pediatrics found that a statewide administrative database containing billing and coding information for newborn discharges accurately captured risk factors and outcomes for perinatal patients. This suggests that administrative databases may be effectively used to analyze performance metrics and accelerate data quality improvement efforts locally.
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Revenue Cycle Advisor Subscriber Content

Tips for ongoing auditing at your organization
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Not only does your organization need appropriate policies and procedures in place to comply with HIPAA, you also need to make sure that staff members follow those policies and procedures. It’s not an easy task, and each organization has its own way of auditing compliance.
 

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Q&A: Determining financial responsibility
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: How do we determine financial responsibility for denied managed care services?

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