Despite industry pushback and several delays, ICD-10 implementation has, against all odds, gone relatively smoothly for the vast majority of providers, leading CMS to tout its success in a recent blog post from Andy Slavitt, CMS’ acting administrator.
Medicare continually seeks to expand access to certain basic health care services, particularly for beneficiaries located in remote areas of the country.
The government may finally have to comply with its congressionally mandated deadlines for reviewing claims at the Administrative Law Judge level after a federal appeals court this week reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit brought by hospitals.
This week’s updates include a fact sheet about the Accountable Care Organization Investment Model; fact sheets regarding the Medicare Shared Savings Program; and more!
Some interesting tidbits of information can be gleaned from the most recent release of the AHA Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM/PCS to help coders as they work in the new code set.
