September, 2013 - Make Your Revenue Smarter

Using a Scribe for Physician Documentation

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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.    

The 2-Midnight Rule FAQs

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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 […]

2014 Proposed Rule: PPS for Federally Qualified Health Centers, Changes for Rural Health Clinics, Changes to CLIA for Proficiency Testing Referral

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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 […]

Obtaining Final Medicare Secondary Payer Conditional Payment Amounts via Web Portal

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This interim final rule with comment period specifies the process and timeline for expanding CMS’ existing Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Web portal to conform to section 201 of the Medicare IVIG and Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2012 (the SMART Act). The interim final rule specifies a timeline for developing a multifactor authentication […]

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