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IPPS final rule: Prepare for 2018 ICD-10-PCS code updates
Source: JustCoding
On August 2, CMS released the fiscal year 2018 IPPS final rule which featured updates to various quality initiatives, annual payment updates for inpatient services, and an extensive amount of  now-annual ICD-10-PCS code additions, deletions, and revisions.
Analytics help health systems improve quality, lower costs
Source: HealthLeaders Media
Data without organizational tools is like trying to find your way around a dark room that you’ve never been inside. You can feel your way around using intuition and logic, but progress is slow, and mistakes can hurt you.
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Revenue Cycle Advisor Subscriber Content

Note from the instructor: How to qualify as a provider-based department
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
This week's note from the instructor discusses the four main types of provider-based departments.
 

Daily Q&A

Q&A: HIPAA training
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: Is it necessary for organizations to provide HIPAA training for all workforce members, even those who are not involved in patient care (e.g., janitorial staff, administration, nonclinical roles)?

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Upcoming CMS Events

Thursday 9/7 - Nursing Home Facility Assessment Tool and State Operations Manual Revisions Call
Friday 9/8 -  Summit: Behavioral Health Payment and Care Delivery Innovation
Tuesday 9/12 - ICD-10-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee
Wednesday 9/13 - Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education (APOE) (the Panel)
 

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2017 Revenue Integrity Symposium

The 2017 Revenue Integrity Symposium brings together training on Medicare billing and compliance, patient status, revenue integrity, case management, coding, and CDI, helping attendees ensure compliance and accurate billing and reimbursement. Speakers will cover topics such as IPPS and OPPS annual updates, chargemaster maintenance, the 2-midnight rule and condition code W2, denials management, payer audits, and value-based purchasing.
 

    

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Avoiding Common Analytics Mistakes

In this free webinar, Mercy Health will review how to avoid common analytics mistakes. 
 
 

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