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...

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...