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Month: November 2018

Survey Shows Need for More Healthcare ‘Data Trust’

Survey Shows Need for More Healthcare ‘Data Trust’

November 14, 2018 How much do you trust the quality of your organization’s data as a financial, clinical and operational decision-making tool? How easily and reliably do your current systems enable your organization’s various service lines and functions to harness that data and generate meaningful reports for important decision making, without having to go through IT? A recent survey of 85 chief information officers and senior healthcare IT leaders revealed that few of the responding organizations had high trust levels in their…

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OPPS Final Rule to Cut Site-Neutral Payments in Two-Year Phase-In

OPPS Final Rule to Cut Site-Neutral Payments in Two-Year Phase-In

November 7, 2018 The final rule for the 2019 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS), released on November 2, includes new site-neutral payment policies, changes to the 340B Drug Pricing Program and updates to the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting System intended to reduce administrative burden for providers. In response to public comments, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said it will phase in the 60 percent reduction in payment for HCPCS code G0463 (hospital outpatient clinic visit for…

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