Tag: medical-billing

Many Final IPPS Rules Are Released

Many Final IPPS Rules Are Released

While much attention has been focused on the release of the IPPS Final Rule, other final rules might have gone unnoticed. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) were very busy the first week of August, with the release of final rules for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), hospices, inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), and inpatient […]
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Battling EHR dissatisfaction with 4 personalization techniques

Battling EHR dissatisfaction with 4 personalization techniques

  Personalizing your EHR is a proven best practice for new implementations and major system upgrades. These four new approaches boost physician satisfaction and improve EHR usability. When EHRs first emerged 20 years ago, system vendors pushed for standardization. Consistency was considered the only pragmatic way to support end users and enterprise-wide systems. EHR customization […]
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Dos And Don’ts For Managing Inpatient-to-observation Status Downgrades

Dos And Don’ts For Managing Inpatient-to-observation Status Downgrades

  In the newest episode of the HealthLeaders Revenue Cycle Podcast, Charlie Brown, MBA, a former hospital executive and vice president of revenue cycle at a consulting firm, provides actionable steps for mitigating status downgrades and dealing with them effectively to ensure that organizations receive the full reimbursement for the services they provided. In his […]
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New bill aims to boost Medicare access to chronic care services

New bill aims to boost Medicare access to chronic care services

  New legislation aims to eliminate the cost-sharing requirement for Medicare beneficiaries to get chronic care management services and reimburse providers for 100% of the payment. The legislation, reintroduced Thursday, intends to boost access among seniors to chronic care management services that include creating a care plan and medication reconciliation and adherence. “Chronic health conditions […]
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How 2 Rural Hospitals use charities to help Patients without-of-pocket costs

Outside financial aid might not be the best long-term solution to the national problem of high healthcare costs and inadequate insurance coverage, but two rural hospitals are taking innovative approaches to tapping philanthropic resources to reduce their bad debt and help patients with medical bills. The American Hospital Association’s latest Annual Survey of Hospitals showed […]
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5 Things rev cycle leaders need to know about surprise billing interim final rule

5 Things rev cycle leaders need to know about surprise billing interim final rule

  Understanding the qualifying payment amount and the initial information on the independent dispute resolution process “should be a short-term priority for revenue cycle leaders and their teams,” says attorney Harvey Rochman. Earlier this month, the federal government released an interim final rule outlining certain provisions of the No Surprises Act (NSA), which is designed […]
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