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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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CPT Codes Update: Three New and Valuable Codes for Outpatient Therapy

With the 2024 final rule, Center of Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has provided for three very relevant CPT Codes for outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy. For these outpatient […]

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Final Hospital 340B Outpatient Prospective Payment System (“OPPS”) Remedy

On November 2, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule outlining a plan to correct and reverse the 340B payment cuts from calendar years […]

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5 Quality Components for mLTSS

Managed Long Term Services and Supports (mLTSS) refers to the delivery of long-term services and supports through Medicaid managed care programs. mLTSS’s strategy is to expand home and community-based services, […]

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Changes to Medicare Bad Debt and S-10 Template Effective this Month

The new Medicare Bad Debt template (Exhibit 2A) and S-10 template (Exhibit 3B and 3C) have been finalized by Medicare and are now required for cost reporting periods ending on […]

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Jeff Moffatt received the fellowship designation from the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)| FHFMA | Jeff Moffatt, FHFMA, CPA/ABV/CITP, ASA, CVA, FACHE headshot

Jeff Moffatt Receives Fellowship Designation from the Healthcare Financial Management Association

CARMEL, Ind. (July 25, 2023) – Blue & Co., LLC is proud to announce that Jeff Moffatt, CPA/ABV/CITP, ASA, CVA, FACHE, recently received the fellowship designation from the Healthcare Financial […]

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Annual Wellness Visits: Implementation Process

Providing Annual Wellness Visits to patients covered by Medicare is a great way to grow your revenue year after year, whether you’re a practice of one physician or a large […]

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Proposed Hospital 340B Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Solution

On Friday July 7th, 2023, CMS released a proposed rule outlining a plan to correct and reverse the 340B payment cuts from calendar years (CY) 2018 through 2022. This proposed […]

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Annual Wellness Visits: Understanding the Value They Bring

Performing Annual Wellness Visits (AWV) provide a unique value that benefit your healthcare organization, providers and more importantly, your patients. AWVs aligns with population health management, and can identify any […]

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What are Annual Wellness Visits?

Beginning 2011, Medicare began covering the Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) as a yearly appointment with a primary care provider (PCP) to create or update a personalized prevention plan at no […]

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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 […]

Learn More

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 […]

Learn More

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 […]

Learn More
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 […]

Learn More

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, […]

Learn More

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 […]

Learn More