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Revenue Cycle
4 OIG Updates for Rev Cycle Leaders
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is eyeing improper payments, over payments, and denied claims.
Finance
'Burdensome' and 'Difficult': The AHA Takes Aim At New Legislations
Changes under new legislative proposals (from 340B requirements to site-neutral payments) could cost hospitals big if approved.
Clinical Care
Hospitals in Two States Denied an Abortion to a Miscarrying Patient. Investigators Say They Broke Federal Law.
Doctors told her she might die but she couldn't have an abortion under state law until she got sicker, documents...
Revenue Cycle
No Surprises Act IDR Process Once Again Exceeds Utilization Expectations
The most recent status update shows the huge influx of disputes.
Telehealth
DEA Extends Telemedicine Prescription Waivers by 6 Months
Backtracking from an earlier proposal that drew heavy criticism, the agency is extending pandemic waivers for the use of telemedicine...
Technology
Breaking: DEA to Again Revise Telemedicine Prescribing Guidelines
Reacting to a wave of complaints against its earlier proposed revision of rules for prescribing controlled substances via telemedicine, the...
Technology
How Providers Should Use Technology to Meet the EPCS Mandate
Digital health tools that allow providers to electronically prescribe controlled medications can improve care management and curb drug misuse if...
Revenue Cycle
The Useful 5: Regulatory Roundup for Rev Cycle Leaders
HealthLeaders' regulatory round up series highlights five essential governing updates that cover every aspect of the revenue cycle that leaders...
Technology
DEA Proposal Expands Telemedicine Prescriptions for Controlled Medications
The US Drug Enforcement Agency has proposed expanding the rules to allow providers to use telemedicine to prescribe controlled medications....
Technology
ONC: Most IT Developers Have Met Cures Act Guidelines for APIs
More than 95% of certified healthcare IT developers met last year's deadline to upgrade interoperability standards as mandated in the...
Technology
How Will the End of the PHE Affect Telehealth and Digital Health?
While some waivers have been extended for two years, other freedoms?including an important Ryan Haight Act provision?will end soon, forcing...
Post-Acute
CMS Assessing Schizophrenia Coding, Publicly Displaying Citations Under Dispute for Nursing Homes
The additional measures are part of the Biden Administration's efforts to increase accountability for nursing homes.