News & Analysis

December 26, 2016
Briefings on HIPAA

Q. Are we required to use encryption on all email, or only email that contains PHI?

December 21, 2016
HIM Briefings

Today’s HIM professional needs to understand the various programs and the impact that coding and documentation may have on an organization’s performance. By 2018, 50% of Medicare payments will be tied to value-based alternative payment models.

December 20, 2016
News & Insights

Do modifiers -PO and -PN apply to Medicare Advantage? Does modifier -PN apply to critical access hospitals?

December 20, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s note discusses the 21st Century Cures Act Section 603 amendments and the effect of the Act on hospital locations.

December 20, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include Hospital Appeals Settlement Process FAQs, additional opportunities for clinicians under the Quality Payment Program, Conditions for Coverage for End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities interim final rule, and more!

December 20, 2016
News & Insights

Additional changes are coming to site-neutral payment policies for off-campus, provider-based departments after President Barack Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act into law, updating policies outlined in Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and the 2017 OPPS final rule.

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