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Baptist Health South Florida doubles profit in fiscal 2010
Baptist Health South Florida more than doubled its income in fiscal year 2010 as its hospitals attracted more...
HCA 2Q up 3.9% on higher revenue, fewer bad-debt provisions
HCA Inc.'s second-quarter profit grew 3.9% as the hospital chain reported higher revenue and fewer bad-debt provisions...
Clearing the Confusion Around the Three-Day Rule
The three-day payment window rule has remained unchanged since its implementation in 1998, yet much confusion still...
Should Feds Remove Small Practices from Red Flags Compliance?
An author on Red Flags Rule compliance says that eliminating small practices from complying with the FTC's identity...
Avoid RAC Threat by Understanding Extrapolation Process
During the demonstration project, RACs chose not to apply the process of extrapolation, and while they have yet to use...
Review RAC Demo Project Issues to Understand, Avoid Fraud
While RACs are not responsible for reviewing claims for potential fraud, they are responsible for referring to CMS any...
Audit slams Miami-based Jackson Health System over money mess
An audit of Miami-based Jackson Health System criticized management for a "significant deficiency" in its...
RAC Auditors Interested in Providers' Placement Orders
Admission orders are an important area of focus for auditors charged with the responsibility of recouping improper...
RAC Provisions Putting CMS, Providers at Odds
In response to feedback from the RACs, providers, suppliers, and their associations, CMS recently expanded its fiscal...
Four Ways to Untangle RAC's Medically Unlikely Edits
Connolly Healthcare and CGI recently added Medically Unlikely Edits for outpatient hospital claims to its CMS-approved...

Book: Marketer's Guide to Community Benefit Reporting and IRS Form 990H
This book and CD-ROM shows healthcare marketers how to gather data effectively from every corner of their organizations...
Book: The HIM Director's Handbook, Second Ed.
This second edition is an updated version of the earlier best seller and details everything you need to know to direct...
Audio Conference: Physician Supervision for Hospital Outpatient services
During this 90-minute intermediate-level audio conference, our speakers will explain the requirements and walk through...
Audio Conference: Manage Revenue Integrity and Audit Activity
During this 90-minue audio conference, our speakers will explain how to work across departments and build a strong...
Audio Conference: PEPPER for Critical Access Hospitals: Identify Your Audit Risk
During this 90-mintue audio conference, our speakers will explain PEPPER and tell you how to use your report to...
Audio Conference: 2012 IPPS Final Rule Explained
This 90-minute audio conference is your life line. Our experts comb the rule and pull out the information you need to...
Audio Conference: Physician Supervision in Hospital Outpatient Departments
Physician supervision in the outpatient setting is always difficult to get your hands around . You need to understand...
Webcast: PEPPER Report 2012: Improve your organization’s Medicare claims profile
During this 90-minute webcast, our experts will show you how to simplify the 2012 PEPPER report, use its data to...