The 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule contained significant revisions for proper reporting of critical care services. The changes ...
CMS Releases the 2023 IPPS Proposed
CMS released the 2023 Proposed Inpatient Prospective Payment Rule. The 1,786 page document includes some major changes for the upcoming year inc...
2022 Compliance Trends
Identifying compliance trends and proactively evaluating them within your organization is a key component of an effective program. As consultant...
The 2021 Medicare FFS Improper Payment Report
The 2021 Medicare Fee-For-Service Improper Payments Report was released last week. The report is a valuable resource for healthcare compliance p...
OIG to Audit High Risk DRGs
The OIG has released the November update to their Work Plan. The most recent update includes plans to audit hospital claims billed with mechanical v...
CMS Finalizes Major Changes for Split/Shared and Critical Care
The 2022 CMS Final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) contains substantial changes to the split/shared and critical care rules. These changes impa...
2022 OPPS Final Rule
CMS released the 2022 Final OPPS rule yesterday. The 1,394 page Final Rule contains a number of notable items including: CMS wil...
2022 Final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
CMS has released the 2022 Final Physician Fee Schedule. The release contains many notable provisions which will become effective on January 1, 2022 as...
It is Time to Prepare for 2022 CPT
The implementation deadline for the newest version of CPT is January 1, 2022. With just over 2 months to prepare, the time to plan and take acti...