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CMS projects that Medicare payments to home health agencies in CY 2017 would be reduced by 1.0 percent, or $180 million based on the proposed policies. The proposed decrease reflects the effects of the 2.3 percent home health payment update percentage ($420 million increase); the rebasing adjustments to the national, standardized 60-day episode payment rate, […]
CMS proposed new standards to improve the quality of care and advance health equity in our nation’s hospitals on June 16, 2016. The proposal applies to the 6,228 hospitals and critical access hospitals that participate in Medicare or Medicaid. The rule proposes to reduce overuse of antibiotics and implement comprehensive requirements for infection prevention. CMS […]
Whether your answer is an emphatic ‘YES’ or a resounding ‘NO’, you’re likely to have strong feelings about it one way or the other. For a moment, let’s look at the current legislative landscape as it relates to another (potential) delay. With the SGR fix passing just days ago, the best chance for another delay […]
Since the vote by Congress to delay ICD-10, many in our industry have been in a sort of confusion and even frustration feeling like the training we’ve done so far has been in vain. Take note however, NOTHING THAT YOU HAVE DONE WAS DONE IN VAIN! Think about it this way: what you are doing […]
AQ-IQ and AQ Consulting, LLC, with local physician advocacy groups, have prepared the Macon ICD-10 Physician Practice Training Conference. This post links to more detail
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This session is now in our Library. To appropriately report infections with ICD-10, one needs to have a clear understanding of the nature of infections as well as the knowledge to decipher the clues regarding each. Attend this session to learn more about bacterial vs viral infections, HIV, Pneumonia and more. Be sure to note […]