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Ask the Experts: Attorney Fees for Collections

I discovered that a law firm is adding an “attorney fee” on its first patient collection letter. Is this compliant with collection guidelines?

HFMA February 9, 2016

Executive Summary – Proposed MSSP “Benchmarking” Rule

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released proposed changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) benchmark rebasing methodology. The rule also includes several other significant changes that impact risk.

HFMA February 8, 2016

HFMA Comments on Medicare Program IPPS 0.2 Percent Reduction

HFMA comments on the assumptions CMS used to justify cutting payments to hospitals under the IPPS by .2% as outlined in Medicare Program: Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems; 0.2 Percent Reduction.

HFMA February 2, 2016

Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Payment Model Final Rule Fact Sheet

This document summarizes the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CCJR) model final rule released by CMS in the November 24, 2015, Federal Register.

HFMA January 19, 2016

Summary of CMMI Accountable Health Communities Model

This document provides information on the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation's (CMMI's) three-track Accountable Health Communities Model designed to test whether or not integrating social supports into the delivery system will have a positive impact on health outcomes and expenditures. 

HFMA January 13, 2016

Ask the Experts: Non-Contracted Insurer Payment Rates

How can providers respond when non-contracted insurers offer payments limited to some share of Medicare payments for a given service?

HFMA January 12, 2016

Ask the Experts: ICD-10 Transition

Now that the ICD-10 conversion deadline has passed, what are the top issues that providers are seeing?

HFMA January 11, 2016

Ask the Experts: Medical Record Documentation

Please share a sample template for medical record documentation for implanting cardiac defibrillators.

HFMA January 11, 2016

New-Era Planning Analytics: Assessing Population Health Management Market Opportunity

Planning analytics allow organizations to determine the optimal timing for moving to population health management and value-based arrangements.

HFMA January 8, 2016

HFMA Comments on the CMS Discharge Planning Proposed Rule

HFMA comments on the CMS proposed rule on Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Revisions to Requirements for Discharge Planning for Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, and Home Health Agencies.

HFMA January 7, 2016