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- December 12, 2013
iCARE: Improving Communication and Readmissions in the Rural Setting Webinar
Read moreiCARE: Improving Communication and Readmissions in the Rural Setting Webinar December 19th, 1:00-2:00 pm MT Hosted by the Colorado Rural Health Center Preventing readmissions is never easy, but addressing readmissions in a rural setting poses unique challenges that can be hard to overcome. Four years ago, the Colorado Rural...
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ICD-10 Coder Academy by RT Welter
Read moreICD-10 Coder Academy – Sign Up Today for Registration Discounts! The Discounted Registration Deadline for the ICD-10 Coder Academy is quickly approaching! Sign any time between now and December 15th to save! This interactive and hands-on ICD-10 training is designed to prepare coders for the AAPC and AHIMA ICD-10...
- December 12, 2013
ICD-10 Webinar and Provider Readiness Survey
Read moreIt’s not too late to register for Dec. 17 ICD-10 webinar: Year End Check-Up Time for a reality check – as of Dec. 17 there will be 288 days until the Oct. 1, 2014 ICD-10 deadline. Will you be ready? During this webinar we will check in with three...
- December 12, 2013
THE Consortium Webinar – Stage 2 MU and HIPAA
Read moreTHE Consortium: December 17, 2013 Webinar Continued Deeper Dive into Stage 2 MU and HIPAA Please gather your IT, QI and ICD-10 team and join us for the next in our series of Meaningful Use webinars on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 from 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm. We...
- December 9, 2013
CMS Open Door Forum
Read moreSpecial Open Door Forum: Final Rule CMS-1599-F: Hospital Inpatient Admissions Discussion of the Hospital Inpatient Admission Order and Certification; 2 Midnight Benchmark for Inpatient Hospital Admissions Thursday, December 19; 1-2 pm ET CMS will host a third, follow-up call in its Special Open Door Forum (ODF) series to allow...
- December 9, 2013
Therapy Caps for CAHs
Read moreClick here to view excerpts from the advance Federal Register of the CY 2014 Final Physician fee schedule dealing with therapy caps. As proposed, CMS has finalized their position, subjecting outpatient therapy services in CAHs to the therapy caps beginning 1/1/14. For more information or questions contact Samantha Hiner at...
- December 9, 2013
CMS ICD – 10 Training Webinar
Read moreICD-10 Training Webinar Video: Navigating ICD-10, the Provider Perspective CMS has released a new recording of an ICD-10 training webinar conducted for the National Association of Community Health Centers. The video is available on the ICD-10 Provider Resources page. This webinar includes information on: Changes in ICD code structure,...
- December 9, 2013
Novitas Website Updates and Enhancements
Read moreLatest Website Updates and Enhancements Novitas Solutions has been listening to your feedback, and we continue to focus on improving our website. Here are a few of the things we ‘ve recently completed: Search Function Filtering: Results may now be filtered by category (Claims, Customer Service, FAQs, etc) You...
- December 9, 2013
Medicare News from Novitas Solutions
Read moreThe following JH MAC Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) which were posted for notice on October 10, 2013 are now effective: Biomarkers Overview (L33638) Molecular Diagnostics: Genitourinary Infectious Disease Testing (L33644) Neuromuscular Junction Testing (L33650) Pain Management of Peripheral Nerves by Injection (L33604) Scanning Computerized Ophthalmic Diagnostic Imaging (L33590) Transcranial...
- December 9, 2013
SHIP Webinar January – ICD-10 Implementation Series
Read moreICD-10 Implementation series January 16, 2014 – Webinar #4 Click here to register your ICD-10 Implementation Team for this meeting. Meeting Description:Please join us Thursday, January 16, 2013, from 12:00pm – 1:15pm to continue this step by step journey toward a successful ICD-10 Implementation on October 1, 2014. During...
