March is National Professional Social Work Month, and the National Association for Social Workers has released a set of resources to highlight the work performed by more than 680,000 social workers across the country.
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Elevating social work with National Professional Social Work Month
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
March is National Professional Social Work Month, and the National Association for Social Workers has released resources to highlight the work performed by more than 680,000 social workers across the country.
Pilot tests home-based urgent care for seniors
Source: HealthLeaders Media
A model being tested in Arizona aims to reduce ED visits and readmissions while lowering the cost of care.
 

Revenue Cycle Advisor Subscriber Content

CMS transmittals clarify removal of total knee arthroplasty from the inpatient-only list and the 2-midnight rule
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
In the 2018 OPPS final rule, CMS removed total knee arthroplasty from the inpatient-only list effective January 1, 2018. Although some guidance was provided at the time, providers and physicians alike were left confused with a significant number of questions regarding documentation and inpatient status.
 

Daily Q&A
Q&A: Navigating the CMS website
Source: ACDIS

Q: I’m looking at the hierarchical condition categories (HCC) information on the CMS website and am having trouble navigating it. How can I find the current year CMS-HCC list without the count variables model (drop list)?

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New Lab Date of Service Billing Requirements: Strategies for Success

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