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Requests for Health Information on the Rise
Healthcare reform, value-based payment, and increasing audit scrutiny make it increasingly important that hospitals improve their data sharing capabilities.
Ask the Experts: 340B Status
What tips or strategies can you offer related to managing our SSI ratio as it relates to maintaining our 340B drug assistance status?
HFMA Comments on CMS’s Part B Drug Payment Model Proposed Rule
This document contains HFMA's comments to CMS on the proposed changes to Medicare’s reimbursement methodology for separately payable Part B drugs.
Proposed Rule: Medicare Inpatient Hospital Operating and Capital Payment for Fiscal Year 2017
This document summarizes proposed payment rate updates to hospitals under the inpatient prospective payment system for fiscal year 2017.
Executive Summary: CMS 2017 IPPS Proposed Rule
This document provides an overview of the key financial and operating impacts of the FY17 IPPS proposed rule.
Summary of CMS’s Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) Model
This document summarizes important details of CMS's Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) model.
Ask the Experts: Self-Pay Discount Policies
Our hospital is developing a self-pay discount policy. What are some of the legal ramifications we should be aware of?
Ask the Expert: Payers Linking Cancellations of Separate Contracts
How can providers respond when payers threaten to terminate a Medicare Advantage contract if the provider terminates their separate commercial contract?
Ask the Experts: Staffing Models
Is there a hospital business office staffing model or documentation that includes number of billers, collectors, precertification, authorization specialists, and customer service?
Ask the Experts: ACO Staffing and Training
We are moving into an accountable care organization (ACO) model this year. What skills should we be targeting for our finance staff to ramp up for the change?