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Medicare Advantage Denials

By Donna White | October 4, 2018
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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

By Donna White | October 2, 2018
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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

By Donna White | September 26, 2018
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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

By Donna White | September 19, 2018
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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

By Donna White | September 12, 2018
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We have talked a lot over the last month or so about the proposed changes to E&M Coding and reimbursement. […]

Compliance Pitfalls

By Donna White | August 29, 2018
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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

By Donna White | August 22, 2018
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In the recent weeks, we have seen dramatic proposals from CMS regarding policy changes regarding reimbursement. If you missed the […]

Recognizing Personality Types

By Donna White | August 15, 2018
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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

By Donna White | August 8, 2018
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We have had CMS on the mind a lot the last few blog posts, and we have one more we […]