This information, from the Joint Commission, addresses standards that are invoked by the use of unlicensed individuals (called scribes) to enter the physician’s documentation. Click to read the entire document.
CMS has provided an FAQ document to address concerns regarding the 2 Midnight Inpatient Admission Guidance which begins October 1, 2013. Click to read the document on the CMS site. Q: Will CMS direct the Medicare review contractors to apply the 2-midnight presumption-that is, contractors should not select inpatient claims for review if the inpatient […]
This proposed rule would establish methodology and payment rates for a prospective payment system (PPS) for federally qualified health center (FQHC) services under Medicare Part B beginning on October 1, 2014, in compliance with the statutory requirement of the Affordable Care Act. This proposed rule would also establish a policy which would allow rural health […]