February 14, 2019 | Category:
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2019 Final Rule,
2019 Inpatient Prospective payment system Final Rule,
2019 IPPS FR,
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TransparencyCDM Transparency – 1Q19 update The CMS “Pricing Transparency” regulatory requirements kept hospitals and their trusted consulting partners busy over the past few months. This article shares information on the current state of the industry, hospital needs, best practices, benefits of chargemaster software, and expectations for the future. Where we are Today In […]
February 11, 2019 | Category:
CDM Management Ideas | Tags:
CDM Maintenance,
CDM Management,
CDM Pricing,
CDM update performance,
Charge Management,
Charge Management evaluation,
Charge Master Maintenance,
Charge Master updates,
chargemaster updates,
Evaluation,
hospital pricing,
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Performance ImprovementAnnual CDM Update Tasks You May Have Missed On January 1st, hospital and other healthcare provider claims fell under new coding and payment rules….Seems like ages ago doesn’t it? Whether your team only needs to monitor charge data changes already completed, or just getting around to them; now is the time to regroup on charge data […]
December 26, 2018 | Category:
CDM Management Ideas | Tags:
2019 Final Rule,
2019 Inpatient Prospective payment system Final Rule,
2019 IPPS FR,
CDM Maintenance,
CDM Management,
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TransparencyThe Chargemaster: What your Shopping Public Needs to Know Will the 2019 CMS chargemaster pricing transparency requirements confuse patients? …Most likely… Hospitals will likely vary in the details and scope of their patient communications relative to pricing transparency and Charge Master publication. We have provided ideas for how to communicate with your shopping public to […]
Succeed with Internal Pricing Analysis: Part 3. Avoid Pricing Analysis Pitfalls In Part 1 of our “Succeed with Internal Pricing Analysis” series, we outlined strategic planning tips to help your in-house pricing project run smoothly. Part 2 provided examples of analytical options. This is our final article of this series and addresses risks to avoid. […]
Succeed with Internal Pricing Analysis: Part 2. Fundamental Audit Protocols As budgets tighten and consulting investment is scrutinized, many health systems are internalizing pricing analyses and updates. Using ChargeAssist®, proactive customers analyze and monitor prices to: Support compliance with payer or state limitations on pricing updates Identify prices that have an extreme variance to […]
Succeed with Internal Pricing Analysis: Part 1. Have a Plan & Set Parameters “Succeed with Internal Pricing Analysis” Series Overview: In this three-part series, we will share strategic planning ideas, identify fundamental audit protocols to consider when defining your pricing analysis, and outline specific risks to avoid when performing internalized pricing studies. This article focuses […]
Charge Master “Spring Cleaning” Tips Now that the 1st quarter of 2018 is behind us, it’s time to revisit your organization’s Charge Management priorities. Here are seven easy “Spring Cleaning” tips that result in dramatic, strategic improvements. I. Identify Charge Management Priority Issues All Charge Master Teams tell us they face a constant barrage of […]
November 2, 2017 | Category:
CDM Management Ideas | Tags:
annual,
annual cdm updates,
annual charge master updates,
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annual update processes,
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charge,
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process improvementAnnual Update Processes: Build a Work Plan that Really Works This is another article in our Annual Update Process series, designed to help with your health system’s Charge Master and other masterfile update plans for year-end. Proactive teams have already begun 2018 update planning. They have used our earlier articles for tips on planning, staffing, […]
August 1, 2017 | Category:
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assessment,
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managementCharge Management Assessment Periodic assessments help health systems evaluate their charge and CDM Management processes, and refine their organizations’ unique priorities. The assessment that follows can be performed prior to and periodically following process improvement work to quantify charge management success. Charge Management teams can apply common risk management concepts for assessing their organizational charge […]
July 31, 2017 | Category:
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CDM Maintenance,
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programHospital Prices in the News: 10 Tips Poor communication on pricing can undermine patient loyalty and community support. The recent Modern Healthcare article “Stricter Chargemaster Regulations Needed to Rein in Healthcare Pricing” may have already caused ripples in the boardroom. It’s important to know what the press is saying, and communicate proactively about your pricing […]
