Lutz Healthcare Consulting Director, Tara Wisdom, was recently featured in the May/June 2019 Physicians Bulletin, a publication of the Metro Omaha Medical Society. “Our life begins and ends with measurement…

“There’s tremendous pressure to reduce denials. According to CMS, 20% of all claims are denied, 60% of lost or denied claims will never be resubmitted, and 18% of claims will never be collected…

Following the devastating experiences by health care facilities during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Survey and Certification (S&C) Group established a series of internal…

How pricing is set for a healthcare organization may have a significant impact on financial performance. In addition, if individual charge items in the chargemaster file contains errors payment for services…

Now that winter is here, what better way to spend some additional time indoors than doing a winter healthcare financial compliance checkup. In this webinar…

As Healthcare institutions, we hear a lot of talk surrounding the Revenue Cycle. This presentation, led by Amy Evanich and Claire Thelen, will discuss helpful hints to help ensure your revenue cycle is operating…

This presentation, led by Kirk Delperdang and Julianne Kipple, discusses helpful tips to keep in mind as hospitals prepare and review their Medicare cost report…

Of high interest to many hospitals is the requirement for increased price transparency. Previously, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) required the posting of standard charges or policies for the public to view…

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code changes for 2019 are here! The American Medical Association (AMA) has announced the release of the 2019 CPT Code Set. The changes include 335 codes in the new CPT edition in an effort…