Medicare Advantage Denials
We have talked about managing denials in the past, but have rarely gotten payor specific. In this recent article from […]
Pros and Cons of Site Neutral Payments
Last week saw a push from hospitals to lobby lawmakers about CMS’s proposal for site neutral payments. The site neutral […]
The Cost of Insufficient Documentation
Insufficient documentation is the root cause for most of CMS’s improper payments. For example, according to the Medicare-Fee-For-Service 2016 Improper […]
Being Responsive
In a recent blog post from Robert Rohm www.personalityinsights.com, he delved into responsibility and response. How often do you try […]
Additional Proposed CY2019 CMS Changes
We have talked a lot over the last month or so about the proposed changes to E&M Coding and reimbursement. […]
Compliance Pitfalls
Last week there were some noteworthy cases that came through regarding compliance. This emphasizes the importance of compliance controls in […]
More Proposed CMS changes to Reimbursement
In the recent weeks, we have seen dramatic proposals from CMS regarding policy changes regarding reimbursement. If you missed the […]
Recognizing Personality Types
Have you heard of the DISC system before? It is a behavioral assessment tool based on the theories of psychologist […]
CMS Targeted Probe and Educate Program
We have had CMS on the mind a lot the last few blog posts, and we have one more we […]