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CMS Sepsis Measures Spark Controversy
Breaking The Graduate Medical Education Policy Logjam
Transitional care poised to increase impact on health insurance
Transitional care, a new Medicare billing category as of 2013, is about to see a new form of action thanks to California-based Global Transitional Care, the country’s first Medicare-approved, third-party transitional care provider dedicated exclusively to this service.
Providers opting out of Medicare bundled payments
Patient Notification of Observation Status is Now Law
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Under new federal law, Medicare patients who have been in the hospital for more than 24 hours will be required to be notified of their status within 36 hours of when they start receiving medical services as an outpatient.
What healthcare executives should know about ICD-10
Despite efforts by critics to stave off the transition to the ICD-10 coding system, the mandated October 1, 2015 deadline became a near certainty when the American Medical Association (AMA) signaled a cooperative arrangement with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in early July to assist practitioners in making the switch.
CMS delays enforcement of ‘two-midnight’ rule again
Three factors driving health-spending growth
2016 IPPS Final Rule Detailed
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