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,
CDM Pricing,
CDM Publication,
charge,
Charge Master,
Chargemaster Pricing,
Hospital price transparency,
hospital pricing,
hospital pricing transparency,
internal pricing analysis,
medicare,
payment,
pricing,
pricing audit,
program,
Public,
public chargemaster,
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 […]
October 29, 2018 | Category:
CDM Management Ideas | Tags:
2019 Final Rule,
2019 Inpatient Prospective payment system Final Rule,
2019 IPPS FR,
cdm,
CDM Publication,
Charge Master,
Charge Master publication,
Chargemaster,
Chargemaster publication,
CMS,
Hospital price transparency,
hospital pricing,
hospital pricing transparency,
medicare,
Pricing Transparency,
Public,
public chargemaster,
TransparencyQ&A from CMS Leaves Hospital Questions Unanswered H&A CDM Transparency Series CMS has provided more clarification on the requirements for hospitals with the charge transparency mandate effective 1/1/19. Since the release of our 9/4/18 article, we have presented to an HFMA chapter meeting, and participated in numerous calls with customers and business colleagues to hear […]
September 5, 2018 | Category:
CDM Management Ideas | Tags:
2019 Final Rule,
2019 Inpatient Prospective payment system Final Rule,
2019 IPPS FR,
cdm,
CDM Publication,
Charge Master,
Charge Master publication,
Chargemaster,
Chargemaster publication,
CMS,
Hospital price transparency,
hospital pricing transparency,
medicare,
Public,
public chargemaster,
TransparencyIPPS CDM Public Access Announcement Causing Confusion & Concerns: Tips for Hospital Action Plans In this H&A CDM Pricing Transparency Series we focus on IPPS CDM Public Access Regulations focusing on tips for hospital action plans. The migration towards full pricing transparency is clearly underway and appears to be here to stay. We have included […]
September 5, 2018 | Category:
CDM Management Ideas | Tags:
2019 Final Rule,
2019 Inpatient Prospective payment system Final Rule,
2019 IPPS FR,
cdm,
CDM Publication,
Charge Master,
Charge Master publication,
Chargemaster,
Chargemaster publication,
CMS,
Hospital price transparency,
hospital pricing transparency,
medicare,
Public,
public chargemaster,
TransparencyIPPS CDM Public Access Announcement Causing Confusion & Concerns: Part 1 New Medicare Rules With minimal guidance in the IPPS Final Rule, hospital teams are wondering how they should address expanded Charge Master publication requirements regarding price transparency coming in January. Many have concerns about anti-competitive and public relations impacts. Others are more focused on […]
Feeling Targeted by Audits? Here’s one that can actually help… Many CDM Teams are unaware of the scope and implications of CERT audits. Mary Madsen, Senior Manager of Holliday & Associates has summarized the background and potential impact of the CERT program for our customers within this blog post. Read on to learn how CERT […]
Self-Administered Drugs: Charge Master Compliance Checklist Does your hospital have adequate controls for addressing Medicare’s self-administered drug coverage restrictions? We have developed a Charge Management Compliance checklist to help our customers with this challenging area. When tackling Self-Administered drug billing compliance (also referred to as “self-administrable drugs” or “SADs”), many hospitals are amazed at the […]
