Articles Tagged With: Medicare
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Surgery Centers Must Prepare for Older Patient Population Boom
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has made changes to its inpatient-only list that will shift many older patients to the same-day surgery setting. This makes it important for surgery centers to develop age-friendly sites.
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Study: Few Medicare Patients Enroll in Cardiac Rehab
A recent analysis revealed only one-quarter of eligible patients are taking advantage of these benefits.
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Fewer Than Half of Seriously Ill Medicare Patients Well-Informed on Costs
The findings of a recent paper contradicted the general perception that seriously ill patients are well-protected through a combination of Medicare and Medigap, Medicare Advantage, or Medicare and Medicaid.
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New Appropriate Use Criteria for Radiology Will Affect Patient Access
Is this Medicare’s first step toward requiring authorizations for high-end radiology services?
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Dozens of Medical Groups Call for Prior Authorization Reform
Letter indicates physician practices spend nearly 15 hours per week handling more than 30 prior authorizations.
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Educate Registrars and Patients on New Medicare ID Cards
Patient access departments need revamped processes to prepare for new Medicare ID cards without Social Security numbers.
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Incorrect or Incomplete MSPQ? Either Way, It’s Lost Revenue
Incomplete or inaccurate completion of the Medicare Secondary Payer questionnaire causes significant problems for the revenue cycle.
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Case Management-Revenue Cycle Partnership Pays Off
At Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT, the revenue cycle team is a strong partner of case management, reports Beth A. Greig, RN, MSN, MBA, ACM, director of case management, healthcare value, and efficiency at the 617-bed hospital.
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OIG will focus on these areas in 2016
The Work Plan of the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services lists projects to be addressed during the fiscal year. The plan includes projects planned in each of the Department’s major entities, including the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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CMS launches mandatory joint replacement bundled payment initiative
Beginning April 1, approximately 800 hospitals in 67 geographic areas will begin participating in the first mandatory Medicare bundled payment initiative.