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News
High inpatient hospital spending benefits patients
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Positive patient outcomes are often linked to high inpatient rather than high outpatient facility spending, according to the Journal of Health Economics.
Purchasing and supply chain efficiencies, process redesign remain top cost containment contributors
Source: HealthLeaders Media
Purchasing and supply chain efficiencies continue to be an area of focus for providers, and there is no sign that it has reached diminishing returns.
 

Revenue Cycle Advisor Subscriber Content

Following the guidelines for accurate E/M code assignment
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Whether it is the CPT Manual or Chapter 12 of the Medicare Claims Processing Manual, the definition of a “new patient” is the same for physicians and nonphysician practitioners billing. But that doesn't mean coding and billing for E/M services is clear cut. 
 

Daily Q&A
Q&A: Appropriately reporting symptoms
Source: ACDIS

Q: A patient with documented acute respiratory failure could have both confusion and somnolence, but should both confusion and somnolence be coded? When should the symptoms be coded? For example, with a patient who has abdominal pain with nausea and vomiting, should the nausea and vomiting be coded?

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Upcoming CMS Events
Tuesday 7/25 - Network & Events Revised Interpretive Guidance for Nursing Homes and New Survey Process Call
Wednesday 7/26 - ESRD QIP: Proposed Rule for Payment Year 2021 Listening Session
Monday 7/31 - Public Meeting Regarding New and Reconsidered Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Test Codes
Tuesday 8/1 - Public Meeting for the Medicare Advisory Panel on Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests
 

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Maximizing Revenue Integrity Results: Streamlining Documentation and Data Across Facilities

A successful revenue integrity program and accurate documentation go hand in hand. Join expert speaker Rhonda Buckholtz, CPC, CPCI, CPMA, CRC, CDEO, CHPSE, COPC, CENTC, COBGC, CPEDC, CGSC, for this 90-minute webinar as she helps participants bridge the gap between revenue integrity and documentation.
 

    

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Featured Resource

2017 Chargemaster Update: Critical Updates to Ensure Revenue Integrity

Listen to this webinar on ensuring your hospital’s chargemaster is in top form to aid revenue integrity.
 
 

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