The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced on Tuesday a 1.5 percent cut to the amount it pays hospitals, a move designed to recover $11 billion in overpayments. The American Taxpayer ...
Although Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) are not currently evaluating facility evaluation and management (E&M) services, it may not be long before they do. In the 2010 final rule for the hospital ...
The healthcare leadership landscape in 2026 is defined by a perfect storm of regulatory changes and operational demands. As CMS finalizes permanent telehealth policies and updates E/M coding standards ...
Healthcare coding has fundamentally transformed from volume-driven revenue capture to compliance-first, defensible documentation standards.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) late Thursday announced that it would finalize a policy to separately code and pay for biosimilar products under Medicare Part B, signaling a win ...
CMS proposed a rule July 2 that would revise Medicare payment rates for HOPDs and ASCs starting in 2027. Here are five things ASC leaders need to know. 1. More surgeries will shift to ASCs. The rule ...
A CMS-developed ICD-10-CM course, available through CITI Program's training platform, helps non-coders improve ...
Accurate ICD-10 coding is the backbone of compliant, efficient medical billing. It ensures proper reimbursement, reduces denials, and improves patient care outcomes. By mastering coding guidelines and ...