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New Requirements by Anthem for 340B Participants

New Requirements by Anthem for 340B Participants

Attention 340B covered entities participating with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield: Effective April 1, 2019, Anthem requires that a “JG,” “TB,” or another relevant modifier be added to claims […]

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Are you ready for the transition to PDPM?

Are you ready for the transition to PDPM?

In less than nine short months the RUG-IV payment system will be replaced by the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM). Did you know? RUG-IV payment system ends on September 30, 2019. […]

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CMS Releases Revised FFY 2020 Public Use File

CMS Releases Revised FFY 2020 Public Use File

On January 31, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the revised Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2020 Public Use File (PUF). If your hospital requested any changes […]

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Change to the Indiana Medicaid Home Health Cost Report

Change to the Indiana Medicaid Home Health Cost Report

Effective January 20, 2019, the process for calculating Indiana Medicaid reimbursement rates for home health services has been repealed. In addition, the requirement to file the Indiana Medicaid home health […]

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New Requirements by Humana for 340B Participants

New Requirements by Humana for 340B Participants

Attention 340B covered entities participating with Humana – Managed Care Medicare: Effective January 1, 2019, Humana requires that a “JG,” “TB,” or another relevant modifier be added to claims involving […]

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Leveraging 340B Compliance to Improve Profitability

Leveraging 340B Compliance to Improve Profitability

Compliance is often a misunderstood word that most healthcare professionals associate with spending more time and money. Typically, compliance is defined as a certification or confirmation that the doer of […]

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Key Highlights from the TCJA for Healthcare Tax-Exempt Organizations

Key Highlights from the TCJA for Healthcare Tax-Exempt Organizations

The passing of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in December 2017 brought about some of the largest changes for exempt organizations since the reformatting of the Form 990 […]

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New Hospital Price Transparency Policy Goes into Effect January 1, 2019

New Hospital Price Transparency Policy Goes into Effect January 1, 2019

In case you are not aware, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)’s new hospital price transparency policy goes into effect January 1, 2019. By that date, hospitals must […]

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Eligibility Requirements and Potential Benefits of Becoming a Rural Health Clinic

Eligibility Requirements and Potential Benefits of Becoming a Rural Health Clinic

Is your clinic missing out on potential enhanced Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement? The Rural Health Clinic Service Act of 1977 was established with the intent to increase access to primary […]

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Recommendations for the CMS 2019 RVU Proposal for E&M

Recommendations for the CMS 2019 RVU Proposal for E&M

As you may have heard, the CMS 2019 Relative Value Unit (RVU) weighting for E&M visits is proposed to effectively shift to a two-level system, with level 1 visits receiving […]

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Is now the time to sell? Consider the 4 P's of a successful transition process

Is now the time to sell?

Consider the 4 P’s of a Successful Transition Process There’s a well-known saying, “A rising tide lifts all boats,” suggesting as improvements in the general economy occur so will the […]

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Uncompensated Care S-10 Audits are Coming

Uncompensated Care S-10 Audits are Coming

CMS continues to refine the uncompensated care calculation.  Three factors are utilized to calculate uncompensated care reimbursement for IPPS hospitals.  Factor 3 is developed by compiling the cost of uncompensated […]

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Medicare Annual Wellness Visits Overcoming the Roadblocks to Success

Medicare Annual Wellness Visits: Overcoming the Roadblocks to Success

Medicare developed the Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) benefit to provide coverage in order to ensure that beneficiaries receive the most appropriate care by the most appropriate provider at the most […]

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Hospital 340B Recertification Reminder

2018 Hospital 340B Recertification Reminder

The Health Resources and Services Administration has set the annual recertification of eligibility for 340B drug discounts for hospitals to begin August 15, 2018, and ends September 12, 2018. Mandatory […]

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Low Volume Payment Update

Low-Volume Payment Update

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published the Final 2019 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Rule that modified the definition of a low-volume hospital. While the mileage […]

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Webinars

CMS 2024 Physician Fee Schedule Update

Every year the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) publishes their annual Final Rule, which contains updates to the Physician Fee Schedule that impact what healthcare organizations are reimbursed […]

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Understanding Duplicate Payments and how to Prevent Them

Duplicate payments happen when a company pays the same invoice or for the same product or service more than once. According to the Association for Financial Professionals, duplicate payments average […]

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Swing Bed Utilization: Optimizing for Hospitals

A well-managed swing bed program is essential to a critical access hospital. This program can improve patient outcomes and provide additional reimbursement opportunities creating a “win-win” for the patient and […]

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Community Health Needs Assessment

Community Health Needs Assessment and Your Strategic Plan

A community health assessment (CHA), also known as community health needs assessment (CHNA), refers to a state, tribal, local, or territorial health assessment that identifies key health needs and issues […]

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QuickBooks Practices to Make Tax Season a Breeze

By Theresa Wilson, Accounting Specialist at Blue & Co. As the new year kicks off, so begins another tax season for many businesses. Instead of scrambling to prepare this year, […]

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340B Recertification Reminder for Consolidated Health Center & FQHC Look-a-Likes

The 2024 Grantee recertification period for Consolidated Health Centers, Federal Qualified Health Center Look-Alikes, Ryan White, Comprehensive Hemophilia Treatment Centers, Native Hawaiian, Black Lung Programs, Urban Indian, and Tribal Compact […]

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