As we begin the second half of the year, it is a convenient time to make plans and take stock of our coding operations. There will be much to do…
When it comes to healthcare policy, even seemingly minor adjustments can have significant ripple effects across the industry. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently unveiled its proposed…
Yesterday, CMS unveiled the highly anticipated Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule for the 2021 fiscal year (FY). Chief among the rule’s updated policies is a 2.9 percent increase…
CMS recently released the fiscal year (FY) 2021 ICD-10-PCS code set, which includes 544 new codes for Fragmentations of the veins and arteries, Drainages of the pelvic cavity, and Imaging…
CMS filed its annual Medicare inpatient payment update April 24, which would increase payments to hospitals next year and follow through on some of the administration's top healthcare promises, including…
The final codes include 322 more changes than what was proposed by CMS in April's hospital IPPS rule. Starting Oct. 1, it will be possible to select a specific ICD-10-CM…