Episodes of Care: The Future of Healthcare Payment?

Published: Fri, 07/22/16

Episodes of Care: The Future of Healthcare Payment?

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has introduced a wide array of value-based alternative payment models including bundled payments and shared savings through Accountable Care Organizations and Pay for Performance programs. The passage of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) includes...
 
Coding Impacts for Sepsis Revisions

The changing clinical indicators for sepsis have ignited a firestorm of debate at all levels of the healthcare industry. This month’s column provides a quick review of the changes and identifies three primary impacts to clinical coding as the new guidelines phase in...
 
Why It’s Essential That MACRA’s Start Be Delayed

This week at a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, providers heard some comforting statements from Senate leaders and a key official from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services....
 
FDA Officials Call For National Medical Device Evaluation System

Top officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have reiterated the need for a National Evaluation System for Health Technology (NEST) program that integrates data from clinical registries, electronic health records, and medical billing claims to gather more comprehensive evidence of medical device safety and effectiveness....
 
AHIMA Identifies 5 Recurrent Mistakes In ICD-10 Coding

As coders grow and mature in their knowledge of and experience with ICD-10, it's critical hospital administrators recognize best practices and pinpoint coding deficiencies for continued improvement...