Meet Your New MBI

If you’re covered by Medicare, or if your patients are covered by it – you’re about to start feeling more of the effects of The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015. Most organizations have been preparing for MACRA’s ripple effects for years,...

Sound Bites From HIMSS18

HIMSS 2018 returned to the bustling city of Las Vegas for the first time since 2016 determined to keep their promise of being “where the world connects for health”.  Drawing in guests from around the world, HIMSS is the premiere conference for those working in the...

EHR Incentive Program Deadlines

The Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs were designed to provide eligible professionals (EPs) the opportunity to receive EHR incentive payments as they adopt, implement, upgrade, or practice meaningful use of relevant EHR technologies. The EHR Incentive...

Investigating Health Plan Overpayments

Picture yourself balancing on top of a fence with vast expanses of land, each with their own set of governance, visible to you from both sides. You’re straddling the fence, your legs occupying each of the divided spaces. Where do you stand? It depends on which way the...

Fraud Round-Up

If you read the news, you know that health care fraud is just as prevalent as ever. During any given time, you will be able to find a headline about a provider or care giver defrauding patients, insurance companies, or CMS in every state across the nation. This month...

CPC+, What’s all the Fuss?

Yesterday, CMS announced the next phase of their enterprising initiative to improve primary care. This nation-wide primary care model is the largest of its kind, and is known as the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+), is a five-year primary care medical home model...

Top Recent Regulatory Activities by the US Government

Recently, the U.S. Government has been undertaking regulatory activities to drive down healthcare costs and improve patient outcomes. It is crucial to keep an eye on published regulations. One of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) key goals is to...

The Two Midnight Rule 2016 Exception

CMS released CY 2016 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Proposed Rule (CMS 1633 P). In which they propose to allow an exception to the controversial Two Midnight Rule. This proposed change is in recognition that there may be times when an inpatient admission...