The new Healthcare Common Procedural Coding System (HCPCS) codes were released on Nov. 6. These codes include supplies, medications, implants, surgeries, etc. The latest release
The regulatory changes will create a variety of changes for providers. Amid a flurry of regulatory activity, federal officials late last week issued twin final
Just as the role of physician advisors has come to the forefront of the healthcare world over the last decade and a half, so too
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun implementing the Review Choice Demonstration (RCD) for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs). The project began last
The Mayo Clinic was among the first hospitals in the country to experiment with sending acute patients home for remote care four years ago. Now,
There has been growing interest in the intersection of utilization review (UR) and clinical documentation integrity (CDI). With greater recent changes, such as more UR
The OPPS proposal did not feature reference to several high-profile issues industry leaders have been awaiting reform on. Federal officials yesterday unveiled a pair of
Is this a familiar scenario to you? Patients come to the ED, although some do not even need an ED level of care. Some do,
When I was a medical student in the late 90s, one of my attendings sectioned off a third of the sheet of paper in the
EDITOR’S NOTE: ICD10monitor Publisher and Talk Ten Tuesdays program host Chuck Buck recently asked longtime national ICD10monitor correspondent Mark Spivey to produce a feature article on
The American Medical Association (AMA) has summarized its 2023 lobbying goals based on several themes, which include the following five themes: fixing prior authorization, improving
Generically, hospital multidisciplinary rounds, or “huddles” (I will use these terms interchangeably throughout the article) should occur at a consistent time and location for attendees
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