News & Analysis

May 1, 2013
Briefings on APCs

Successful appeals can actually lead to CMS policy changes. Facilities have been successfully appealing to receive Part B payments after a Medicare review contractor denied a Part A stay as not medically necessary. As a result, CMS is changing its policy on rebilling for Part B services.

April 1, 2013
Case Management Monthly

The federal government has been pushing hospitals to reduce the number of preventable readmissions. Now it's putting some money behind the initiative by adding two new CPT codes that will allow physicians to bill for care that may help keep patients out of the hospital.

April 1, 2013
Case Management Monthly

Learning objectives

  • Identify challenges in finding out if your facility is assigning patients to the proper status
  • Develop audit strategies to ensure that ­physicians are assigning patients correctly
April 1, 2013
Case Management Monthly

Learning objectives

  • Identify why case managers should be concerned about the issue of ­imaging utilization
  • Develop strategies to improve imaging utilization
April 1, 2013
Briefings on HIPAA

Q. I was told I would be "terminated" if I did not sign a release of medical information. Is this a valid authorization?

April 1, 2013
Briefings on HIPAA

Citrix ShareFile offers a secure file-sharing solution that can be used to securely collaborate on documents, forward medical images to other healthcare providers, share treatment information with patients, and provide other ways to connect workforce members, healthcare entities, and individuals.

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