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CMS will hold a MLN Connects® National Provider Call on Monday, December 12, 1:30-3 p.m., Eastern, regarding the 2016 hospital appeals settlement...Read More »

Every year the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) publishes a list of its audit targets for the following calendar year. Although this hefty...Read More »

Call CDI a magic elixir. It enhanced hospitals’ quality of care, case mix index, and ICD-10 transition, according to a...Read More »

The pay regulations for 2017 are expected to increase Medicare payments to hospitals for outpatient services by 1.7%, according to details about...Read More »

CMS recently released details of its next round of settlements for hospitals with pending inpatient appeals to help clear a massive backlog that...Read More »

A couple of weeks ago, the 3,500^th person to hold the CCDS certification passed the exam. We are delighted to introduce you to ...Read More »

A research brief from the University of Michigan's Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation (CHRT) suggests that hospital rankings,...Read More »

Physician payment rates will increase 0.24% for 2017 compared to 2016, according to the 2017 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule,...Read More »

Fall in America not only raises images of bright orange and red foliage, costumed children and pumpkins but also elections. While this season’s...Read More »

CMS has awarded five new contracts for the next round of the Recovery Audit Program,...Read More »