This week’s Medicare updates include information on special waivers to assist Medicare providers, suppliers, and beneficiaries impacted by Hurricane Florence; a proposed rule on changes to various Medicare requirements, Conditions of Participation, and Conditions for Coverage; a review of Medicare payments for clinical laboratory tests; and more! 
Trouble viewing? See it online! Wednesday, September 26, 2018
 

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This week in Medicare updates—9/26/2018
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
This week’s Medicare updates include information on special waivers to assist Medicare providers, suppliers, and beneficiaries impacted by Hurricane Florence; a proposed rule on changes to various Medicare requirements, Conditions of Participation, and Conditions for Coverage; a review of Medicare payments for clinical laboratory tests; and more! 
Note from the speaker: Guidance on Medicare hearings from a former Administrative Law Judge
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Alicia Kutzer, Esq., LLM, MHA, writes that it is critical for anyone involved with healthcare revenue integrity to stay current or risk losing out on opportunities to ensure proper payment of billable claims. The National Association of Healthcare Revenue Integrity’s 2018 Revenue Integrity Symposium can help professionals do just that.
 

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Cybersecurity: What HIM professionals need to know
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Nearly every week, a data breach makes headlines in the U.S. Large and small companies in a variety of industries, including healthcare, continue to be victimized. Learn how HIM can target resources to reduce both internal and external threats to protected health information.
 

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Q&A: Helping patients learn about their health to reduce readmission
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Q: Sometimes patients don’t understand their medical conditions well enough to do what they can to prevent readmission. Any tips on what a case manager can do to empower patients to learn about their health?

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Upcoming CMS Events
Wednesday, 9/26 - Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program: New Covered Service Call
Wednesday, 10/3 - Final Modifications to the Quality of Patient Care Star Rating Algorithm Call
Monday, 10/15 - Submitting Your Medicare Part A Cost Report Electronically Webcast
 

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