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All Medicare-approved hospice providers must submit an annual cost report to the MAC. The cost re
  CMS invites Medicare Part A providers to learn new Medicare Cost Report e-filing system
OCTOBER 5, 2018
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
The latest version of proposed cost reporting changes for the home health-based hospices, relea
Cost Containment Overcoming Challenges: New HealthLeaders Media Intelligence Report Available
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
Nurse.org, the nursing career site, released a new report featuring "real-world" salary
JUNE 1, 2017
NURSING DEPARTMENT
Medical inflation is expected to rise to 6.8% in 2015, according to a report from Pricewaterhous
It’s cost reporting season for more than 80% of all certified home health associations (HHA
Witnesses speaking at a Senate Aging Committee hearing reported a surge in drug prices with some
DECEMBER 29, 2015
CASE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
These codes play no part in supply reporting or payment. An agency reports supplies; it does not
CMS underpaid Medicare Advantage plans for the cost of treating patients with multiple chronic co
NAHC submits recommendations to CMS regarding the hospice cost report
Q: We have been reporting skin substitutes with the appropriate procedure codes (either
A British report from the Review on Antimicrobial Resistance predicts that unchecked, superbugs c
DECEMBER 16, 2014
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
The Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) reports-and-publicatio
Q: Why are we not receiving anything from Medicare to cover the cost of corneal tissue?
HealthLeaders Media has released the third in a series of four Impact Analysis reports from the i
JANUARY 9, 2012
Physician practices spend more than $15.4 billion each year reporting quality measures that nearl
A medical sponge left inside a California woman cost her several years of misery and misdi
JUNE 25, 2014
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
This article appeared on cost-sharing-subsidies-would-hi
AUGUST 17, 2017
NURSING DEPARTMENT
A recent report by the Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) found that transit
MARCH 26, 2015
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
Part 2, Provider Cost Reporting Forms and Instructions, Chapter 11, Provider Reimbur
Part 2, Provider Cost Reporting Forms and Instructions, Chapter 11, Provider Reimbur
While home health may be the most affordable postacute care (PAC) setting, the cost of se
Physician evaluation and management (E/M) payments cost Medicare $32.3 billion in 2010—abou
On June 7, the OIG posted a report stating it reviewed CMS’ administration of the Pioneer A
CMS last week released a list of 97 reporting measures for hospit
NOVEMBER 29, 2016
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
CMS data shows cost disparities in home health services Not unlike hospit
  Achieve Up to $63K in Cost Savings
JANUARY 12, 2018
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
This technical report,report 120516 sxf.p
  A report by Moody’s Investor Service showed that the income for nonprofit
AUGUST 28, 2014
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
By Jack O’Brien The total cost of data breaches at healthca
NOVEMBER 7, 2019
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Home health technologies are on the rise, according to a new report from Tractica, a tech
  Affordable Care Act payment model continues to improve care, lower costs
AUGUST 12, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Physicians and health care providers continue to improve quality of care, lower costs
AUGUST 26, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Lawmakers estimate CMS mandate will cost providers $50,000 annually, letters submitted to del
OCTOBER 20, 2017
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Lawmakers estimate CMS mandate will cost providers $50,000 annually, letters submitted to del
OCTOBER 27, 2017
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
The average medical practice spends 785 hours a year on quality measure reporting. That’s e
MARCH 15, 2016
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that the nation’s older population is expect
Connecticut had the highest average cost per inpatient day at state or local government hospitals
Medicare Trustees Report shows continued slow cost growth On July 22, CM
  The University of Utah Health Care is crediting a program that provides the cost
SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
The average data breach costs an organization nearly $4 million per incident, according to
Public Citizen report cites problems with NPDB and OIG exclusi
CDC reports falls leading cause of injury and death in older Americans
In 2008 the predicted cost to implement ICD-10 ranged from roughly $83,300 for a small practice
FEBRUARY 20, 2014
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
Controlling moisture can cut energy costs, infections, and maintain code compliance
DECEMBER 8, 2016
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Seven measure sets aim to alleviate the burden and cost of measuring clinical quality and will &q
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
PHYSICIAN PRACTICE DEPARTMENT
The median annual cost of a private nursing home room in the United States has increased t
Cost reduction has moved into the Top 3 priorities of healthcare leaders, up several spots from l
FEBRUARY 11, 2010
HealthLeaders Media Releases New Report on Surgical Services for Value, Patient Experienc
SEPTEMBER 2, 2011
Physicians are taking a more active role in discussing costs up front with patients, according to
Medicare Trustees Report shows continued slow cost growth On July 22, C
Physicians in 128 groups exceeded benchmarks in quality and cost efficiency and will receive an i
CMS reports that between 2012 and 2015, accountable care orga
AUGUST 30, 2016
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
Residents’ low-cost labor doesn’t offset the high costs of providing GME at academic
MAY 16, 2014
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
The final report from the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation (AHHQI)’s Fut
According to U.S. News and World Report, 83% of medical school graduates owe more than $
FEBRUARY 16, 2018
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
by John Palmer A new report from medical liability insurer Coverys takes
A team of international health policy experts recently compared administrative costs of U.S. hos
Implementation costs and plans took center stage at
FEBRUARY 24, 2015
PHYSICIAN PRACTICE DEPARTMENT
Earlier this month, the Critical Care Societies Collaborative published a report simultaneously i
JULY 12, 2016
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
DECEMBER 23, 2014
JUSTCODING
To help medical students manage the costs of applying for residency positions, AMA Wire re
OCTOBER 24, 2014
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
While proponents promote telemedicine as a way to reduce costs, a new study suggests telemedicine
Providers need to be careful when reporting multiple services with status indicator J1 on the s
NOVEMBER 11, 2015
JUSTCODING
Could ‘one in, two out’ order be the answer to the high costs of meeting federal
Could ‘one in, two out’ order be the answer to the high costs of meeting federal
APRIL 21, 2017
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
Observation and Reporting. Please click on the PDF icon. Observation and Reporting
While proponents promote telemedicine as a way to reduce costs, a new study suggests telemedicine
Amy Ho estimates that Match process costs $302 million a year for medical students. Ho,
APRIL 25, 2014
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
When it comes to the cost of prescription medicines, Americans are less than thrilled,
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
CASE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
  CMS is hosting a live webcast for SNFs: How review and correct reports fit into quality repor
  The Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Reporting Program Review and Correct reports are availab
  Reporting physician visits for SNF patients
NOVEMBER 16, 2018
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
The cost to hire a home health aide varies quite a bit depending on where your agency is located,
Report to Congress finds that accreditation organizations have a lot of work to do The
OCTOBER 1, 2017
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
Wrinkles yet-to-be ironed out include disputes over necessity, cost, and definitions Do
MAY 4, 2017
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Disputes exist over necessity, cost, and definitions. Donna Gross clocked out for a din
MAY 25, 2017
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Providers often struggle with modifiers--even those they've had available to report for many year
DECEMBER 9, 2015
JUSTCODING
By Jennifer Thew, RN  The opioid epidemic has been costly in terms of both l
DECEMBER 16, 2019
NURSING DEPARTMENT
In annual report to Congress, CMS says accreditation organizations have their work cut out for t
NOVEMBER 1, 2017
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
No, supervising home health aides is a cost of doing business. Whenever possible, the nurse or th
As health systems constantly seek ways to increase revenues while keeping costs down and dealing
As health systems constantly seek ways to increase revenues while keeping costs down and dealing
JANUARY 1, 2019
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
As health systems constantly seek ways to increase revenues while keeping costs down and dealing
FEBRUARY 1, 2019
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
  Proposed rules, OIG reports, and bundling, oh my!
SEPTEMBER 11, 2015
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Trendspotting: SNFs feel somewhat prepared for staff reporting through the PBJ
OCTOBER 30, 2015
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  MedPAC releases its June 2016 Report to Congress
  Part B Therapy Billing: Functional reporting and G-codes webcast
OCTOBER 13, 2017
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Implementation costs and plans took center stage at The House Energy and Commerce Committee&rsquo
California hospitals reported more than 6,200 adverse events such as bedsores and retention of fo
NOVEMBER 25, 2014
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
When CMS shared the findings of the 2015 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS), it also publi
Hospitals in Connecticut reported record numbers of patients killed or seriously injured by hospi
JANUARY 7, 2015
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Hospice are urged to re-run reports after CMS announced that an issue was identified and correcte
On June 15, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) releases its June 2016 Report to t
The Joint Commission has released its 2013 annual report on quality and safety, which also recogn
NOVEMBER 19, 2013
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
The OIG’s reports-and-publications/archives/semiannual/2015/sar
A report in Consumer Reports found that patients in the country’s top-rated h
APRIL 9, 2014
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
A disturbing new report says that cases of a contagious and deadly bacterial infection known as C
JULY 30, 2014
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Only about half of nursing facilities correctly reported abuse or neglect allegations in 2012, in
AUGUST 21, 2014
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
The federal government is launching expanded reporting definitions of certain healthcare-associat
A new CMS report found that the agency paid more than $380 million in incentive payments through
APRIL 28, 2015
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
  Using the CASPER report to identify weak areas, and improve your five-star rating
MARCH 31, 2017
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  ICD-11 is here and U.S. is mulling its use for mortality reporting
NOVEMBER 30, 2018
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
There are no events to report this week. Upcoming events
A new Institute of Medicine report says that if hospitals want to cut down on diagnostic errors t
OCTOBER 20, 2015
CASE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
In many states, the incident report can be reviewed by the plaintiff's attorney. Therefore, it is
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
NURSING DEPARTMENT
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), issued the Q4 of FY2016 PEPPER report. Th
The Residency Coordinator Salary Survey Report contains two major sections, 16
MARCH 13, 2019
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
In many states, the incident report can be reviewed by the plaintiff's attorney. Therefore, it i
FEBRUARY 14, 2019
NURSING DEPARTMENT
A new study indicates that physicians may not always focus on the most cost-effective option when
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
CASE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
Incidents reports are a pain to fill out, but vital for documenting what happened and for pro
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
NURSING DEPARTMENT
Special Repor
NOVEMBER 11, 2015
JUSTCODING
NOVEMBER 20, 2013
JUSTCODING
A portion of a hospital in Marietta, Georgia was evacuated Sept. 16 after a fire was reported on
SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Looking to spot risks factors for mental illness or suicide? A new report shows that these proble
A hospital in Tucson, Arizona, was locked down on the night of August 30, after reports of a shoo
AUGUST 31, 2016
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Physician Feedback, Quality and Resource Use Reports (QRURs) and Value-Based Modifier P
Dear Colleague, Some of you may have seen this story reported first in The Wall Street
APRIL 9, 2005
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
Government reports show that more than 1,100 laboratory incidents involving bacteria, viruses and
AUGUST 20, 2014
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
A new report out from the CDC estimates that about one in every 25 hospital patients contr
APRIL 2, 2014
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Two more states, including Arizona, have reported cases of mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus, a fl
JULY 9, 2014
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
A new report from Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation found t
DECEMBER 23, 2014
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
On August 14, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) posted a report that follows up on its Octobe
At least half a dozen vehicles were reported damaged September 28 when a fire broke out in a park
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
A new report from The Joint Commission finds that U.S. hospitals are improving patient safety and
NOVEMBER 8, 2016
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
In a survey of more than 6,000 family medicine residents, 69% reported being extremely or moderat
DECEMBER 22, 2017
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
MARCH 9, 2017
  High readmissions rates can be costly to hospitals due to financial penalties im
JULY 10, 2014
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
Almost $20 billion was spent on medical errors in 2008, most of which were costs associated with
NOVEMBER 12, 2015
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
German company get FDA approval for disposable device, but will cost and other factors be
NOVEMBER 17, 2016
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
The Minnesota Department of Health last week published its annual adverse health event report, wi
MARCH 3, 2015
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
A new OSHA rule that requires employers to report more worker injuries has safety experts wonderi
MAY 14, 2015
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
The Conditions of Participation (CoP) mandate the agency to send a summary report to the physicia
The newest HealthLeaders Media Intelligence Report, Reform's Impact: Staff and Servic
DECEMBER 13, 2011
Of all the Recovery Auditor denials, hospitals reported appealing about 50% with more than a 50%
In the first half of the 2014 fiscal year, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) reported mor
Emergency department (ED) nurses are often victims of violence, but fail to report it, according
A new report from the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority (PPSA) examined mistakes involving di
JUNE 30, 2015
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
According to the latest Resident Lifestyle and Happiness Report by Medscape, nearly two-
AUGUST 26, 2016
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
Hospices affected by Hurricane Matthew can file for exemption of data reporting Centers for Medic
Copyright statement
SEPTEMBER 4, 2008
In the early days of clinical documentation improvement programs many staff members reported up t
A new report by Truven Health Analytics called “CMS Readmission Penalties: Estimating the I
JANUARY 20, 2015
CASE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
A January 2015 reports/federal-trade-commissio
The Joint Commission extended the mandatory reporting of the Perinatal Care (PC) performance meas
JULY 8, 2015
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Injections and infusions book excerpt in reports-an
AUGUST 5, 2015
JUSTCODING
Special Re
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
JUSTCODING
The 2017 Residency Coordinator Salary Survey Report contains two major sections, 16 detailed sub
OCTOBER 15, 2018
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
NOVEMBER 26, 2014
JUSTCODING
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
JUSTCODING
DECEMBER 3, 2014
JUSTCODING
FEBRUARY 18, 2015
JUSTCODING
Residents are more likely to prescribe a costly brand-name cholesterol-lowering drug if they are
JULY 24, 2015
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
With the high costs associated with residency training, medical students and residents have incre
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
JANUARY 20, 2016
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Although they have been touted as a convenient and low-cost option for medical treatment, retail
MARCH 10, 2016
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
The Conditions of Participation (CoP) mandate the agency to send a summary report to the
Some pressure ulcer data was mistakenly excluded from recent CMS reports on quality measures for
The Leapfrog Group’s fourth safety report card for general acute care hospitals, released W
One person is reported being injured after a shooting at a Texas hospital ER late Tuesd
MARCH 20, 2014
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
A new report details some of the steps that California hospitals are taking to prevent the most c
JULY 30, 2014
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
In its annual report, Joint Commission President and CEO Mark Chassin said 1,224 earned recogniti
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
Forty-six percent of physicians reported feeling burned out, up from 40% in 2013, accordin
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released its Agency Financial Report for fiscal
The Certification and Survey Provider Enhance-ment Reports (CASPER) quality measures (QM) reports
JANUARY 4, 2019
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
By Christopher Cheney A punitive approach to safety event reporting at h
SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Proposal that would have forced publication of detailed reports dropped due to clause in federal
AUGUST 10, 2017
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Last year, organizations reported 199 large breaches to HHS, resulting in the exposure of PHI of
Q: I have a question about reporting drug tests to CMS for CPT® codes th
Coders will find 59 new codes in the 2015 CPT® Manual for reporting
On September 9, CMS released a fact sheet regarding the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS)
SEPTEMBER 22, 2015
PHYSICIAN PRACTICE DEPARTMENT
Providers often struggle with modifiers—even those they've had available to report for ma
The time and effort spent on reporting quality measure data has been a major drain on healthcare
AUGUST 16, 2016
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
The Residency Coordinator Salary Survey Report is now available! R
FEBRUARY 15, 2019
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released a report examining the problem of antimicro
“What we have seen in our work with physicians as we report data on their performan
Special Repo
JULY 29, 2015
JUSTCODING
Between 2003 and 2013, 177 physicians who were reported to the National Practitioner Data Bank (N
FEBRUARY 11, 2016
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
A new report from the Bipartisan Policy Center’s (BPC) Long-Term Care Initiative outlines t
FEBRUARY 5, 2016
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
According to Medscape’s latest resident salary report, the average resident salary was $56,
JULY 22, 2016
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
by Josh Poltilove A new report from the Government Accountability Office (
Study: Home health cuts costs of CJR The use of home health serv
A report from researchers at Kaiser Permanente Northern California found that as many as one in t
JULY 23, 2014
JUSTCODING
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
JUSTCODING
JANUARY 7, 2015
JUSTCODING
Operative report in Codin
JANUARY 21, 2015
JUSTCODING
A Leapfrog Group report found that hospitals need to improve high-risk surgery patient outcomes.
MARCH 17, 2015
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
According to a recent report to Congress, OIG estimates that Medicare could have saved bil
MARCH 13, 2015
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Mandatory state reporting of adverse medical errors is lagging and changes are needed in the way
JUNE 23, 2015
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
The Joint Commission has released the latest changes to its ORYX performance measure reporting re
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
On November 24, the OIG posted a report stating that Medicare Part B and its beneficiaries paid $
DECEMBER 15, 2015
PHYSICIAN PRACTICE DEPARTMENT
Residents who report significant burnout also tend to be lonelier, according to a study recently
FEBRUARY 5, 2016
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
Respondents to HCPro’s 2015 Residency Coordinator Salary Survey reported working more hours
MARCH 4, 2016
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
Firefighters were called to a fire at a Baltimore hospital April 27, according to a report from W
APRIL 28, 2016
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
CMS has announced the availability of refreshed public reporting results on the Home Health Compa
This week, the Leapfrog Group, a non-profit group that collects and reports data on hospital safe
NOVEMBER 3, 2016
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
The deadlines for reporting certain 2016 electronic health record (EHR) data for the
Fifty-four percent of urologists reported feeling burned out, the highest rate among all physicia
JANUARY 23, 2020
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
The Joint Commission extended the mandatory reporting of the Perinatal Care (PC) performance meas
JULY 8, 2015
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
“As soon as the report was out, so were the scalpels. Smart people on Twitter and blogs too
JULY 23, 2015
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
Incidents reports are a pain to fill out, but vital for documenting what happened and for pro
SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
NURSING DEPARTMENT
Special Re
OCTOBER 7, 2015
JUSTCODING
Special Repo
OCTOBER 21, 2015
JUSTCODING
Special Repo
OCTOBER 21, 2015
JUSTCODING
Special Reports a
NOVEMBER 4, 2015
JUSTCODING
A bipartisan bill intended to streamline administrative processes, cut costs, and boost patient o
A new report from the CDC confirms what has been suspected for some time – overuse o
MARCH 19, 2014
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) participation increased 36% from 2011 to 2012,
HCPro’s Physician Profile Reporter is a customized software program that compiles all sour
A new report from the Department of Health and Human Services says hospitals in the tri-state New
SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
A new report suggests that the rate of C. difficile infections in U.S. hospitals nearly do
OCTOBER 1, 2014
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
JANUARY 28, 2015
JUSTCODING
Police fatally shot a man Wednesday at a hospital in Ontario, Canada, according to a report from
MAY 21, 2015
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
A majority of residents report having positive relationships with attending physicians, according
JULY 24, 2015
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
Quality data Publicly reported data and physician leaders
AUGUST 1, 2014
MEDICAL STAFF DEPARTMENT
The newest version of the NPDB Guidebook released last month includes stricter reporting require
The FBI urged victims of ransomware attacks to report them in a
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) sent a report on October 13 to the Department of Healt
OCTOBER 25, 2016
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT