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Quality Payment Program proposed rule attempts to ease burden, delay the inevitable
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
CMS has spoken repeatedly of easing the burden for providers this spring, and the agency’s Quality Payment Program proposed rule released June 20 attempts to do that for small practices and other clinicians.
Interpreting the nuances between similar modifiers
Source: JustCoding

Modifier assignment can be a confusing task, and that work is sometimes made more difficult by encountering a set of modifiers which apply to the same circumstance with only one differentiating factor. A review of some of these modifiers, including modifiers -PO, -PN, -73, and -74, can be essential for accurate claims submissions.

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Health plan outlook 'looks bad,' certain consumers will pay the price
Source: HealthLeaders Media
The future looks grim for health plans unless substantial changes are made in their favor to the Affordable Care Act, says one healthcare economist. That outcome doesn't look at all certain, though.
 

Revenue Cycle Advisor Subscriber Content

Note from the instructor: The Social Security Number Removal Initiative
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
This week's note discusses the Social Security Number Removal Initiative (SSNRI). 
 

Daily Q&A
Q&A: Sending patient records to a physician's office
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: Can we send patient records to an out-of-state physician's office without the patient's written consent?

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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
 

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2017 Revenue Integrity Symposium

The 2017 Revenue Integrity Symposium, taking place October 23-24, brings together training on Medicare billing and compliance, patient status, revenue integrity, case management, coding, and clinical documentation improvement, helping attendees ensure compliance and accurate billing and reimbursement across the revenue cycle.
 

    

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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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