U.S. Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program Appears to Work
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Hospital readmission rates appear to be falling since passage of the Medicare…
Reimbursement & Coding
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U.S. Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program Appears to Work
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Hospital readmission rates appear to be falling since passage of the Medicare... -
Documentation Tips for Physicians Using Medical Scribes
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar... -
Vermont to Launch All-Payer Accountable Care Organization Model for Financing Health Care
Beginning in January 2017, Vermont will launch a voluntary all-payer accountable care organization (ACO) model for financing...
Documentation Tips for Physicians Using Medical Scribes
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar…
Vermont to Launch All-Payer Accountable Care Organization Model for Financing Health Care
Beginning in January 2017, Vermont will launch a voluntary all-payer accountable care organization (ACO) model for financing…
Maryland Hospitals Feel Impact of Global Budget Revenue Model
In the 1976 movie All the President’s Men about Watergate, the informant “Deep Throat” tells Bob Woodward…
2017 Emergency Department Coding and Reimbursement Update
The 2017 Medicare physician fee schedule was released on Nov. 2, 2016, with mostly good news for…
ACEP Issues Financial Report for the 2015–16 Fiscal Year
ACEP is a membership organization, and the members have a right to know its financial status. Therefore,…
ACEP Outlines Flaws, Biases in New England Journal of Medicine Story on Balance Billing
In November, The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published an article of great concern for all…
Documentation Pearls for Compiling a Complete Review of Systems
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar…
Emergency Department Patients’ Demographics, Disposition, Composition Affect How They Pay for Services
The composition, demographics, and disposition of today’s emergency department patients are changing as quickly as the landscape…
Documentation Pearls for Critical Care Services’ Time Requirement
Editor’s Note: Cutting through the red tape to make certain that you get paid for every dollar…
