A new federal review process designed to lower the rate of improper government payments is sending provider staffs scurrying to justify their coding.
Less post-acute care worsens outcomes, Medicare Advantage patients reveal in new study
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 21, 2023
Fewer Medicare Advantage enrollees report using post-acute care services than traditional Medicare beneficiaries. But even when they do use them, a new study finds that those MA patients report more undesirable...
Threat of devastating ‘bad debt’ grows as nursing home billing offices flounder
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 18, 2023
Unheard of staffing shortages in nursing home billing offices are leading to billing lapses and major uncollectible or ‘bad’ debt amounts. A $4 million case in Connecticut is fueling observers’ concerns...