The proposed Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) rule changes proposed for the 2017 fiscal year were released on April 18. In reviewing the changes outlined in the 1,585-page rule, it became clear that there were a few practice areas that will be particularly impacted

Our office is having a difficult time reaching patients within the required two business days from discharge for transitional care management (TCM) codes. Will this preclude us from billing the codes when all of the other criteria are met?

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2017 ICD-10-PCS codes as well as other supporting documentation on Thursday....