By Jack Duffy Executive Vice President As early data is compiled related to results of the first years of population management, some thoughts about the consequences of success may be appropriate. At this time the early adaptors have not been able to consistently show sufficient savings to support population management or a “Medical Home” as … [Read More]
Archives for August 2013
Biometric Patient Identification Solution: PatientSecure
“You don’t know what you don’t know.” It’s a quirky, repetitive and somewhat obvious statement about the unknown. But does it hold true in healthcare? What don’t we know about our patient AND what do we think we know? When it comes to the challenging process of patient identification at registration, how can we be … [Read More]
FY 2014 IPPS Final Rule Released
On August 2, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) final rule for fiscal year 2014. Coding Update The ICD-9-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee implemented a partial freeze of ICD-9-CM prior to the implementation of ICD-10 on October 1, 2014. The last regular annual updates … [Read More]
