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Managing inpatient denials: Reviewing for more than clinical indicators and coding guidelines

Making risk work for you: Use outpatient CDI reviews to address coding and documentation errors

Effective documentation and billing for chronic care management

2019 OPPS proposed rule: CMS seeks feedback on quality measure removals, future rulemaking

Streamlining HIM, coding, and CDI teams to promote successful queries

2019 OPPS proposed rule: CMS brings site-neutral payment policies to excepted locations

Tips for submitting comments to CMS on the 2019 OPPS proposed rule

CMS addresses E/M subjectivity by proposing simplified coding processes

2019 OPPS proposed rule: CMS seeks feedback on quality measure removals, future rulemaking

CMS responds to denials related to physician orders and signatures

Organizing and managing a coding department in a modern HIM environment

Conducting thorough compliance reviews through coding audits

CMS clarification leads to more confusion over bilateral indicator for new HCPCS code

Organizing and managing a coding department in a modern HIM environment

How to identify what payers are looking for in healthcare claims

CMS is focusing on drug payment policies—how will this manifest in 2019 rulemaking?

How to identify what payers are looking for in healthcare claims

CMS responds to denials related to physician orders and signatures

CMS is focusing on drug payment policies—how will this manifest in 2019 rulemaking?

How coders can help prevent healthcare fraud and abuse

Prepare your coding department to perform effective audits

2017 coder salary survey: Salaries stagnate, frustrations linger

Medicare reissues guidance on specimen validity testing for drug screening

Prepare your coding department to perform effective audits

Don’t lose sight of Medicare telehealth billing requirements

Coding managers: Tips for recruiting high-quality inpatient coders

How outpatient CDI departments can address risk adjustment and compliance challenges

Three key ICD-10-CM updates lead to coding and reimbursement ramifications

OPPS date of service policy update impacts clinical laboratory reporting

Understand medical necessity basics to reduce denials

OPPS date of service policy update impacts clinical laboratory reporting

Understand medical necessity basics to reduce denials

E/M coding: A new era warrants new documentation guidelines

New CMS bundled payment model introduces outpatient episodes

HIM departments face scrutiny from growing number of auditing bodies

Coder queries: When to query, cite clinical evidence

New CMS bundled payment model introduces outpatient episodes

HIM departments face scrutiny from growing number of auditing bodies

Staying compliant with healthcare regulations requires departmentwide effort

Interpreting guidance from CMS' 340B FAQs

New codes and payment models require additional focus on guidelines and guidance

2017 Briefings on APCs index

Interpreting guidance from CMS' 340B FAQs

Healthcare News: Insufficient documentation causes most improper payments for outpatient services, report says

Steps to take when facing a claim denial

Improving a physician query by examining principal and secondary diagnosis selection

Preparing a plan for HCCs

2018 OPPS final rule: CMS finalizes massive cut to 340B drug program, introduces new modifiers for reporting

Steps to take when facing a claim denial

Digging into 2018 OPPS financials beyond 340B reductions

Coding managers: How to hire the best and brightest amidst a sea of newcomers

Healthcare News: CMS adjusts inpatient-only list in 2018 OPPS final rule

CLFS revision to lead to 20% decrease in outpatient lab payments in 2018

Guiding outpatient clinical documentation improvement

Federal actions highlight importance of following ethical coding standards

Guiding outpatient clinical documentation improvement

CLFS revision to lead to 20% decrease in outpatient lab payments in 2018

Best practices for edit management

CMS proposal would impact date of service policies for laboratory tests

Review major components of the 2018 OPPS proposed rule

Tips for submitting comments to CMS

Focus on medical-decision making, time may newly define E/M services

Communication: The key to fiscal year 2018 code changes

Selecting and creating productive locations for your inpatient coding team

Comply with medical necessity in outpatient hospital and physician clinic settings

Following the guidelines for accurate E/M code assignment

CMS’ QPP proposed rule deserves consideration from providers and hospitals

Coding managers: Maintaining your inpatient-coder schedules

Target audit areas for provider-based department requirements

Hospital brings outpatient focus to CDI

Risk adjustment brings CDI efforts to outpatient departments

Target audit areas for provider-based department requirements

External supports to achieve coding compliance

Embrace DSM-5 and ICD-10-CM in drug use, abuse, and dependency

Items of interest for outpatient departments in the 2018 IPPS proposed rule

Measuring the impact of HCCs

Defining clinical documentation and coding standards in the revenue cycle

CMS issues changes to the Medicare appeals process

Preparing clinicians for MIPS reporting in 2017

Making sense of MUEs and MAIs

Defining clinical documentation and coding standards in the revenue cycle

Making sense of MUEs and MAIs

Dig into the details on key 2017 CMS modifiers

Expanding the CDI focus to the outpatient arena

Looking into key CMS modifier changes for 2017

The coding manager’s role during the audit process

A look at how coding and billing support OB hospitalist practices

2016 Briefings on APCs Index

This month's coding Q&A

The coding manager’s role during the audit process

CMS aligns packaging logic, deletes laboratory modifier in 2017 OPPS final rule

Capture the details for chronic care management reporting

2017 OPPS final rule: CMS updates inpatient-only list, quality measures

2017 OPPS final rule: CMS deletes laboratory modifier

CMS implementing site-neutral payment policies in 2017

This month's coding Q&A

Working with physicians to improve clinical documentation

Review your electronic order templates to protect against audits and ensure compliance

Review your electronic order templates to protect against audits and ensure compliance

Making a checklist for the OPPS final rule

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