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…

Annually, CAHs must ensure that they meet the CMS criteria for cost-based reimbursement, submitting the appropriate data to their Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) in a timely fashion. This yearly exercise of submitting annualized procedure data to the MAC and attesting to the various CRNA qualification criteria may seem mundane to do every year – and that may be the case…

The Medicare provider and supplier enrollment process is a continuous process in which the provider community must focus their attention, lest you be impacted by an interruption in reimbursement. Here are just a couple of the more popular items that providers find themselves contending with regarding their Medicare enrollments…

The few months after a facilities fiscal year end are always challenging. From closing the books, to preparing for the external audit process, to providing information for and completing the Medicare cost report, there is never enough time in the day to get everything done. We have all been through the experience– at the time we have all said “next year will be better” and “we will fix the bottlenecks”…

With summer quickly winding down, a topic of conversation for many is the upcoming flu season, particularly vaccinations. The high severity of the 2017-2018 season leaves healthcare institutions wondering what is in store for the 2018-2019 season. While the proper care of these patients remains the top priority, another aspect that should be analyzed annually is proper coding and billing for immunizations such as the flu shot…