Medicare Cardiac, Ortho Bundled Payments Delayed Until 2018 |
CMS pushed back the implementation of compulsory Medicare cardiac and orthopedic bundled payment models and the Cardiac Rehabilitation Incentive Payment program until 2018. CMS recently delayed the launch date of three mandatory Medicare cardiac and orthopedic bundled payment models and the Cardiac Rehabilitation Incentive Payment program from May 20, 2017, to Jan. 1,
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It is Time to be Change-Hardy with the new IPPS Proposed Rules
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Be adaptable and ready for change if you are responsible for payer reimbursements in your healthcare organization. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a large number of changes to diagnosis-related groups DRGs for 2018, along with changes in ICD-10-CM and PCS. Here is a quick summary of the
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Demystifying the Pathogenesis of Sepsis |
I want to begin with a coding scenario: sepsis and pneumonia are documented, and the coder captures these conditions and assigns MS-DRG 871 and APR-DRG 720 with severity of illness (SOI) 2. Sepsis presents challenges for coders as well as clinicians. I want to provide insight into the complex molecular and cellular processes involved in the pathogenesis of
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CMS Tackles Opioid Prescribing
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to align its Medicare plans, including Part D prescription plans, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) opioid prescribing guidelines. On January 5, 2017, the agency released a statement justifying this action. Because of “the growing body of evidence on the risks
of...
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CMS Exempts Two Thirds of Clinicians From MIPS
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has exempted about two thirds of physicians and other clinicians who provide care to Medicare beneficiaries from the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), a pay-for-performance scheme that will determine part of physicians' Medicare payments, starting in
2019.
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