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Artificial intelligence in 2020 Medicare audits
Source: ACDIS
CMS said the launch of the CMS AI Health Outcomes Challenge provides an “opportunity for innovators to demonstrate how AI tools…can be used to predict unplanned hospital and skilled nursing facility admissions and adverse events.”
St. Vincent Infirmary incorrectly billed for 86% of outpatient outlier payments
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Findings from an OIG audit show that CHI St. Vincent Infirmary, a regional health network in Arkansas, improperly billed for 103 of 120 sampled claims related to outlier payments, which resulted in the improper billing of outliers totaling $581,136.
 

Revenue Cycle Advisor Subscriber Content

Navigating the challenges of a big tech partnership
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
As we move into a new decade, the burgeoning partnerships between giant tech companies and healthcare organizations bring great promise and many questions.
 

Daily Q&A
Q&A: Providing the MOON to patients receiving observation services
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: How many hours of observation services must a patient receive before the hospital is required to provide them with the Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON)?

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