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Does the Hospital Price Transparency Rule Increase Your Audit Risk?

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For example, a new Hospital Price Transparency Rule came into effect in 2022. Unfortunately, many hospitals are struggling to implement the new standards promptly. The cost of healthcare in America is high, and the price for services can vary widely by region, a patient’s access to insurance, and even by insurance provider.

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COVID-19 Three Years Later: A Changing Landscape

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Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared a 90-day public health emergency (PHE), which has been renewed every 90 days from 2020 to early 2023. Safe and effective, COVID-19 vaccines have been shown to prevent severe illness, hospitalization, and death. Resources The White House COVID-19 U.S.

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UPDATE: Federal Rule to Prevent Surprise Health Care Billing – Application to Clinical Social Workers

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Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, Indian Health Service or the Veterans Affairs health system). Providing a GFE to patients is not new to CSWs who, as part of best clinical and ethical practice, routinely discuss services and fees before or during the initial interview with new patients and provide informed consent forms.

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Nurse-Midwives: Solution for Maternity Care Deserts?

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No hospitals or birth centers offering obstetric care. While still having too few hospitals/birth centers, an increase to over just 60 OB providers per 10,000 births would change a county’s designation from maternity care desert to low-access. Department of Health and Human Services. No obstetric providers.

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Optimizing Revenue Cycle Management and Clinical Documentation Integrity To Avoid Coding Disasters

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Undercoded Complex Hospital Admissions. In the long run, we need a good understanding of exactly what conditions and risk factors and other aspects are affecting hospitalizations and patient care outcomes,” explained Bowman. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General are cracking down on improper coding.

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Optimizing Revenue Cycle Management and Clinical Documentation Integrity To Avoid Coding Disasters

Relias

Undercoded Complex Hospital Admissions. In the long run, we need a good understanding of exactly what conditions and risk factors and other aspects are affecting hospitalizations and patient care outcomes,” explained Bowman. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General are cracking down on improper coding.

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What Care Coordination Is and How To Implement It

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Care coordinators work in numerous settings including roles in hospitals and outpatient care facilities. They take an active stance in managing the utilization of client healthcare services and in improving client outcomes. Care coordination usually is a role that is served by nurses, case managers, or behavioral health clinicians.