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Medicare Cuts Payment to 774 Hospitals Over Patient Complications
Renowned medical centers are among the quarter of general hospitals that will lose 1% of Medicare payments for one year because their patients have high rates of bedsores, sepsis and other preventable complications.
The Ideal Elective Surgery During a Pandemic
This article explains how David Silver, MD, chief of urology and director of the Prostate Center at Maimonides Medical Center, changed his treatment decisions amid the pandemic, and highlights the…
Decreased Medicare Reimbursement to Physicians Over Last 20 Years for Common Arthroscopic Procedures
Researchers of a recent study recently found that over the last 20 years, Medicare reimbursement to physicians has decreased by nearly 30% for the most common arthroscopic procedures.

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Medicare Cuts Payment to 774 Hospitals Over Patient Complications
The Ideal Elective Surgery During a Pandemic
Decreased Medicare Reimbursement to Physicians Over Last 20 Years for Common Arthroscopic Procedures
Increased Collaboration Needed Among Hospitals Participating in Bundled Payment Programs to Improve Info Sharing
Reviewing Reimbursement Statutes, Regulations for Pharmacist-Provided Health Care Services
Examining Trends for Medicare Reimbursement in Emergency Care Services
Understanding Reimbursement for Doctors Treating SNF Patients Via Telehealth
CMS, CDC Announce Reimbursement Options for Counseling COVID-19 Patients
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The Ideal Elective Surgery During a Pandemic
This article explains how David Silver, MD, chief of urology and director of the Prostate Center at Maimonides Medical Center, changed his treatment decisions amid the pandemic, and highlights the use of the new CPT code for high intensity focused…
Improved Reimbursement Options Needed for National Diabetes Prevention Program Providers
Jennifer Torres Mosst, PhD, program manager of Diabetes Strategies at the Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, explain why billing and reimbursement approaches play a critical role in the types of programs that can be administered and…
Adoption of Value-Based Reimbursement Among Private Insurers
As the federal government moves toward adopting and expanding value-based payment models, private market providers and payers are striving to smoothly transition to the new models, furthering the transformation of thought and practice of how health…
How Reimbursement Changes for Long-Term Care Will Impact Who and How We Care
On July 31, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule [CMS-1696-F] outlining fiscal year (FY) 2019 Medicare payment updates and quality program changes for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).1
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Understanding Reimbursement for Doctors Treating SNF Patients Via Telehealth
Paul Knight, OT, MBA, founder and chief product officer, Curatess, discusses the wide variety of telehealth offerings now available for long-term care facilities and explains the reimbursement process for those treating SNF patients via telehealth.
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