CMS auditors may start to look the other way when it comes to enforcing the 96-hour certification requirement this fall. That’s according to the 2018 proposed IPPS rule, which could be beneficial for critical access hospitals (CAH).
Q. Can a third party such as a nursing home cancel or change a doctor’s appointment? Can a third party such as a nursing home cancel or change a doctor’s appointment without informing the patient? Are any of these HIPAA violations?
When it comes to revenue integrity, new challenges arise daily, but SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis has a revenue integrity department that’s been meeting them head on.
This week's Medicare updates include phase 2 of implementing FISS updates to accommodate section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015; new effective dates for Hepatitis B Virus screening programs; revisions to the End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System 2018 Proposed Rule; and more!
