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News
This week in Medicare updates—1/30/2019
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
This week’s Medicare updates include a Special Edition MLN Matters article on the removal of total knee arthroplasty from the inpatient-only list, manual changes related to functional reporting requirements and outpatient therapy caps, the April 2019 quarterly average sales price drug pricing files, and more!
GAO: Mandatory bundled payment programs more beneficial to CMS
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Mandatory participation in Medicare bundled payment programs may yield better results, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a report released January 22.
Join us on the podium at the 2019 Revenue Integrity Symposium!
Source: NAHRI

NAHRI is currently seeking speakers to present at the 2019 Revenue Integrity Symposium (RIS), to be held October 15–16, 2019, at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida.
 

Revenue Cycle Advisor Subscriber Content

Adapting documentation practices for new malnutrition criteria
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Experts Richard Pinson, MD, FACP, CCS, and Cynthia Tang, RHIA, CCS, review the recently published “Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) Criteria for the Diagnosis of Malnutrition: A Consensus Report From the Global Clinical Nutrition Community” and help coders apply this criteria in ICD-10-CM.
 

Daily Q&A
Q&A: Knowing the difference between hospice and palliative care
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: What is the difference between hospice care and palliative care?

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