Welcome to Coffee with the Coder®, our conversation with Paula Digby and her team to address issues, observations and questions for Health Information Management professionals, physicians, auditors, payors and students. You are invited to listen in for ten to twenty minutes every other Monday and to submit your favorite questions or comments for Coffee with […]
According to CMS, some of the changes implement certain statutory provisions contained in the Affordable Care Act and other legislation. These changes are applicable to discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2014, unless otherwise specified in this final rule. There are updates to the rate of increase limits for certain hospitals excluded from the IPPS that are […]