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This week in Medicare Updates—6/21/17
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
This week's Medicare updates include OIG Work Plan updates; the annual ICD-10-CM code update; new information on how providers can to get ready for new Medicare Cards; and more!
Director of revenue integrity discusses short- and long-term goals
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Prioritization and time management are crucial when it comes to leading a revenue integrity department. Kimberly Yelton, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer, and director of revenue integrity at WakeMed Health & Hospitals in Raleigh, North Carolina, told NAHRI about her experience with this when planning and following through with department initiatives.
 

Revenue Cycle Advisor Subscriber Content

Roles and responsibilities of coding, CDI, and HIM in the revenue cycle
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Accurate clinical documentation is the bedrock of the legal medical record, billing, and coding. It is also the most complex and vulnerable part of the revenue cycle.
 

Daily Q&A

Q&A: Case management roles in the ED
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor

Q: How do ED case management roles differ from those on other units?

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Upcoming CMS Events

Wednesday 6/28 - CLIA Certificate of Provider-performed Microscopy Webcast
Thursday 6/29 - Improvements to the Medicare Claims Appeal Process and Statistical Sampling Call
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
 

Product Spotlight

Contemporary Approaches to PEPPER: Support Revenue Integrity and Reduce Risk

Join expert speakers William L. Malm, ND, RN, CRCR, CMAS, and Kurt Hopfensperger, MD, JD, as they demonstrate educational opportunities provided by PEPPER and explain how to use the report to audit, monitor, and support revenue integrity in value-based purchasing, coding, and Medicare compliance.
 

    

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Innovative Approaches to Optimizing Revenue Cycle Operations

This roundtable examines strategies for reducing claim denials and crafting comprehensive billing statements for patients.
 
 

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