The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule (CMS-1769-F) to update Medicare payment policies and rates for the Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (IPF PPS) for fiscal year (FY) 2023. Here’s a summary of the key provisions, which are effective October 1, 2022:
Hospice Payment Rate Update Final Rule For Fiscal Year 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule (CMS-1773-F) that updates Medicare hospice payments wage index, quality reporting programs, and policies for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 in accordance with existing statutory and regulatory requirements. Here’s a summary of the key provisions, which are effective October 1, 2022:
2022 Hospital Revenue Cycle Outsourcing Update
With the challenges hospital leaders are facing today, hospital revenue cycle outsourcing should always be on the table. This is because of the benefits it offers in terms of flexibility and helping you stay ahead of challenges in hospital billing services. But these dynamics change quickly. This is why we want to present you with updates for 2022 and what you should understand about outsourcing hospital billing services today.
Social Determinants of Health and Medical Billing: What Healthcare Leaders Need to Know Today
Social determinants of health (SDOH) are an important concept in healthcare and, recently, their role in medical coding has become more important. To keep you up to date, we’d like to help you understand the topic, introduce you to coding concerns, and share what the American Medical Association (AMA) believes SDOH means for medical billing services.
Providers Aren’t Happy About the Price Transparency Rule. Here’s What That Means in 2022.
The CMS hospital price transparency rule is up and running, and hospital revenue cycle management leaders are expressing their concerns. From challenges acquiring resources to working with medical billing companies for hospital billing services, this piece will update you on recent reactions to the rule, review what it entails, and cover challenges that 2022 has brought in meeting its requirements.
