News & Analysis

December 18, 2017
News & Insights

How are “incident to” services defined for rural health clinics?

December 13, 2017
HIM Briefings

Documentation and coding based on time requires knowledge about the general principles of E/M documentation, common sets of codes used to bill for E/M services, and E/M services providers.

December 13, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include a reminder on proper inpatient billing procedures and a notice about revisions to the State Operations Manual.

December 13, 2017
News & Insights

A recent analysis of patient financial transactions from more than 800 hospitals noted performance disparities among managed care payers for revenue cycle key performance indicators where accounts receivable and denials are concerned.

December 11, 2017
News & Insights

 Can a facility bill a cancelled inpatient-only procedure on Type of Bill 131 or does the patient type/status remain as inpatient with Type of Bill 111?

December 7, 2017
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor examines the process of deciding when to appeal a denial. 

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