Search results for "Reimbursement"
CMS tests easing E/M requirements
Current changes apply to outpatient visits, but they might be expanded to hospital medicine.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/01/coding-corner-cms-tests-easing-em-requirements.htm
15 Jan 2019
ICD-10 embraces definitions of MI
Learn the new codes and coding rules for the six types of MI that were recently recognized by the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/11/coding-icd-10-definitions-of-mi-part-2.htm
15 Nov 2017
Split/shared services
To constitute a substantive portion of an E/M visit, all or some of the key components should be provided: history, physical exam, and/or medical decision making.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/04/coding-split-shared-services.htm
15 Apr 2016
Prolonged service proficiency
The coding and billing of prolonged services depend on the face-to-face time spent with the patient over and above the average.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/10/coding.htm
15 Oct 2011
Tips to creating a successful hospitalist program
New hospitalist programs are being developed rapidly; 2,000 programs in the 10 years since the concept was born.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/03/program.htm
15 Mar 2007
Whose documentation counts?
Understanding whose documentation can actually be used for inpatient coding purposes is often a source of confusion and controversy.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/11/coding.htm
15 Nov 2011
Is it observation or inpatient?
The question of “observation or inpatient” has perplexed hospital physicians for some time, but it's recently acquired greater financial significance. Recovery audit contractors paid by Medicare will be looking at hospitals' one-day admissions to determine whether patients were appropriately admitted or should have been under observation status.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/11/observation.htm
15 Nov 2009
Disclosing errors the right way
How to handle different types of mistakes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/06/disclosing-errors.htm
15 Jun 2014
Medicare reports on the 2015 Physician Value-Based Payment Modifier
The “x factor” affects payments.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/05/coding-VBPM.htm
15 May 2015
Saving money by giving care for free
At most hospitals, paying for medical care means handing over proof of insurance or a credit card. At The Caring Place in Allentown, Pa., it can mean reading to children, baking cookies or translating for other patients.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2007/03/care.htm
15 Mar 2007