Revenue Cycle News and Analysis

November 20, 2024
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include a fact sheet on improper payment data for FY 2024, a report on rural-urban health disparities, and more!

November 20, 2024
HIM Briefings

Explore proper coding and documentation practices for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

November 20, 2024
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include a fact sheet on improper payment data for FY 2024, a report on rural-urban health disparities, and more!

November 20, 2024
Briefings on APCs

Our experts answer questions about risk adjustment, combined times, and annual wellness visits.

November 20, 2024
Briefings on HIPAA

Rebecca Herold, CDPSE, FIP, CISSP, CIPM, CIPP/US, CIPT, CISM, CISA, FLMI, answers submitted questions on a variety of HIPAA topics.

November 20, 2024
Case Management Monthly

Elizabeth Hogue, Esq., explains what organizations should know about a new HIPPA Privacy Rule aimed at protecting patients' reproductive health information.

November 13, 2024
Briefings on HIPAA

On September 26, the Office for Civil Rights announced a $250,000 settlement with Cascade Eye and Skin Centers, P.C., following a ransomware attack that exposed approximately 291,000 files containing electronic protected health information. We sat down for a Q&A with Jonathan Steele, a cybersecurity consultant at Steele Fortress and practicing attorney at Beerman Law, who shares key lessons learned from the Cascade Eye and Skin Centers breach.

November 13, 2024
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include a fact sheet on 2025 premiums and deductibles, an OIG report on compliance with the hospital price transparency rule, and more!

November 13, 2024
Case Management Monthly

Consider these tips for ensuring your case management department is prepared to respond to an emergency.

November 13, 2024
HIM Briefings

Learn about the robust overhaul of lymphoma diagnosis codes in the latest ICD-10-CM update.

November 13, 2024
Briefings on APCs

Protect your practice by understanding the code level selection risks that could impact E/M office visit claims. Incorporate the guidance in this article into your compliance plan to make sure they stay on your risk radar.  

November 6, 2024
Case Management Monthly

CMS issued a final rule last month that spells out a new appeals process for patients initially admitted as inpatients but later reassigned to outpatients receiving observation services.

November 6, 2024
Briefings on APCs

In January 2024, CMS released guidance for the implementation of the office and outpatient evaluation and management  visit complexity HCPCS add-on code G2211. Courtney Crozier provides a breakdown of the code, including documentation requirements and appropriate and inappropriate billing scenarios.