CMS Administrator Seema Verma announced a “Meaningful Measures” initiative to reduce the burden of quality reporting on healthcare providers, according to AHA News Now.
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CMS announces an initiative to reduce quality reporting burden
Source: ACDIS

CMS Administrator Seema Verma announced a “Meaningful Measures” initiative to reduce the burden of quality reporting on healthcare providers, according to AHA News Now.
2018 OPPS final rule: CMS removes total knee arthroplasty from inpatient-only list
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
While the 2018 OPPS final rule may be controversial for its payment cuts to drugs purchased through the 340B drug discount program, it contains several provisions supported by hospitals and other stakeholders. 
 

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Communicating best practices for email
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Email is a routine and essential part of communication in healthcare—even when communicating PHI. But setting and enforcing HIPAA-compliant email policies continues to be tricky for many organizations.
 

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Q&A: Applying claim edits
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Q: What is the recommended timeframe for applying edits to a claim?

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How Ransomware affects HIPAA

Revenue Cycle Advisor subscribers can access this infographic on preventing and responding to ransomware attacks.
 
 

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