Thought Leadership
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March 10, 2023
Rising interest rates and historic inflation are impacting hospital purchasing decisions. Using capital efficiency concepts in making hospital purchasing plans is as important as ever. What is Capital Efficiency? Capital […]
March 01, 2023
Conducting a feasibility study is an essential step in determining the viability of implementing a new healthcare program, service, or project. These studies help healthcare organizations assess the potential risks […]
February 07, 2023
If you have attended a continuing education conference in the past year or opened your business’ mail since 2021, you have likely heard that you might be eligible for a […]
January 23, 2023
New rules for reporting evaluation and management (E/M) services in most places of service took effect January 1, 2023. The coding and documentation revisions, adopted by the American Medical Association’s […]
January 22, 2023
In a recent article we discussed creating a Denial Prevention and Management Plan. The quality of your outpatient therapy documentation has a role in that plan. Have you set up […]
January 19, 2023
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, also known as the “Omnibus” package, was signed into law by President Biden on December 29, 2022. Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) need to be […]
January 05, 2023
This article has been updated on January 5, 2023. Back in August 2022, CMS was proposing changes to the Medicare Bad Debt listing template that is filed with your organization’s […]
December 12, 2022
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, neurosurgery practices across the United States are looking for creative ways to remain independent in private practice while ensuring they meet the needs of […]
November 29, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) operates within a budget neutral approach. This occurs at the same time the healthcare community continues to try and find balance between […]
November 18, 2022
Every three years, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requires any Hospital that is subject to the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) to complete an Occupational Mix Survey […]
November 04, 2022
FFY2020 Worksheet S-10 audits are in the final stages for most hospitals in the nation and we continue to see significant audit findings and extrapolation factors taking place throughout the […]
November 01, 2022
For years, Blue & Co. has received questions from hospitals regarding coding and billing for infusions, as well as documentation requirements. Infusion coding can be some of the most difficult […]
October 12, 2022
In a post-pandemic environment, providers are more likely to refer patients for procedures, diagnostic testing, and physician visits to non-hospital environments. This presents an opportunity for healthcare leaders to re-exam […]
August 04, 2022
Every hospital department deals with financial denials. Understanding the volumes of those denials for your outpatient therapy department can improve the net revenue of the department. A financial denial is […]
July 15, 2022
On July 7, 2022 the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the updated Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating Technical Users’ Guide with the methodology for the changes to […]
Webinars
November 20, 2025
Hospital outpatient physical and occupational therapy is one of the few levels of care that has not been forced into a capitated environment. For most hospitals, this service is paid […]
November 03, 2025
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has approved a 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program that will significantly change how 340B discounts are accessed for covered entities for certain medications. […]
October 31, 2025
With the September 2, 2025, deadline for hospitals to submit revision requests to their Worksheet S-3 wage data for the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2027 Wage Index now passed, and […]
October 10, 2025
Since October of 2019, the Patient Driven Payment Model, or PDPM, has been the payment system for Medicare Part A in Skilled Nursing Facilities. Prior to this, payment was made […]
October 09, 2025
The Importance of Communication with the Team Medicaid is changing the way it pays for care in most states, but that doesn’t preclude us from treating patients and “providing care […]
September 30, 2025
Executive Summary The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the final version of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) 3.0 Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) User’s Manual v1.20.1. This […]
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