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News

Potential theft of Arkansas Children’s Hospital patients’ PHI
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
A former Arkansas Children’s Hospital employee is under investigation for misusing patients’ personal health information (PHI) for personal gain, according to an announcement from the hospital.
Tip of the week
CMS recently posted a 2017 Performance Feedback User Guide to help participants understand their 2017 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) performance feedback. Clinicians, groups, participants in the MSSP or ACOs, and their authorized representatives will be able to view MIPS performance feedback by logging into qpp.cms.gov with the same EIDM credentials used to submit and view data during the submission period.
 

Revenue Cycle Advisor Subscriber Content

From the Director's Desk: Keeping up with and informing staff members about changing regulations
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Case management is a tactical and strategic profession governed by ever-changing regulations. Staying current with regulations is not something a case management leader can do casually or occasionally. The process requires thoughtfulness, broad thinking, and the ability to educate staff and to implement and audit process changes as they relate to new regulations.
 

Daily Q&A

Q&A: Reporting hemodialysis and CKD in ICD-10-CM with a failed transplant
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: In ICD-10-CM, how would you report a patient who is receiving hemodialysis and has chronic kidney disease (CKD) when a failed kidney transplant is also documented?

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Upcoming CMS Events

Wednesday, 7/25 - Special Open Door Forum: The IMPACT Act and Standardized Patient Assessment Data Elements
Wednesday, 7/25 -  MEDCAC - Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Tuesday, 8/14 - ESRD Quality Incentive Program: CY 2019 ESRD PPS Proposed Rule Call
Monday, 8/20 - Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment Meeting, Day 1
 

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Eight Strategies to Cut Denials, Speed Payment

Revenue cycle leaders cannot go it alone when it comes to navigating roadblocks to reimbursement. Front- and back-end staff play an integral role as well.
 
 

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