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CMS
Physician Advisory
Dr. Ronald HirschJanuary 30, 2020
Vertebral Augmentation: Navigating the Unknown to Ensure Payment
The debate over percutaneous vertebral augmentation is continuing in 2020, with the release of a new local coverage determination (LCD) from Noridian – a Medicare Administrative ...
Article
CMS
Hospital Management
Physician Advisory
Angie StewartJuly 19, 2019
Outmigration of Cardiology - Logistical Challenges for ASCS + How Hospitals are Bracing for Volume Loss
CMS' 2019 Outpatient Prospective Payment System rule cleared the way for some cardiac procedures to be performed in ASCs, creating financial uncertainty for hospitals, according to Ronald Hirsch, MD, vice president of regulations and education group for R1 RCM.
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Collections
Healthcare
Physician Advisory
Tracey WalkerJuly 18, 2019
Cadillac Tax Could Affect 1 in 5 Health Plans
The ACA’s tax on high-cost health plans—or “Cadillac Tax”—would affect one in five employers offering health benefits when it takes effect in 2022 unless employers change their health plans, according to a recent analysis.
Article
Hospital Management
Medicare
Physician Advisory
Dr. Ronald HirschJune 20, 2019
Physician Practice Audit Targets Now Become Hospital and Health System Compliance Risks
Twenty four percent of the federal budget was spent on Medicare and Medicaid in 2017.
The Medicare Trust Fund is forecast to be depleted in 2026. Over 8% of Medicare fee-for-service payments in 2017 were made in error. These factors have all led Congress to put more ...
Article
Billing
Patient Experience
Physician Advisory
Registration
Dr. Ronald HirschMay 8, 2019
The Patient, the Clinicians, the Payer, and the Hospital Encounter
While efforts continue to be made to improve the quality and efficiency of care provided to patients in a hospital (this includes many of the qualifying payment programs being tested by governmental and private payers), the industry cannot overlook how patients view their financial obligations and how their ...
Article
Healthcare
Physician Advisory
Becker's Hospital ReviewApril 1, 2019
Becker's 10th Annual Meeting Speaker Series: 3 Questions with Ronald Hirsch
On April 2nd, Dr. Hirsch will speak at Becker's Hospital Review 10th Annual Meeting. As part of an ongoing series, Becker's is talking to healthcare leaders who plan to speak at the conference, which will take place April 1-4, 2019 in Chicago.
Article
CMS
Hospital Management
Physician Advisory
Dr. Ronald HirschMarch 20, 2019
OIG Audits Part A SNF Stays for Qualifying Inpatient Admissions - And the Results are Not Pretty
The federal watchdog did not, however, decide to demand recoupments.
It is said that great minds think alike. And that proved to be true when the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its report (CMS improperly paid ...
Article
CMS
Hospital Management
Physician Advisory
Dr. Ronald Hirsch for HFMA’s First Illinois Chapter NewsletterMarch 13, 2019
Future of Hospital Cardiac Programs in Flux - $700,000,000 At Stake
Much of the talk in the last few months has been about the changes proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to the physician evaluation and management code selection and payment regulations in the 2019 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Rule. And there was a collective national sigh of ...
Article
Physician Advisory
Revenue Cycle
Becker's Hospital CFO ReportAugust 1, 2017
Maine Health System Taps R1 for RCM
Central Maine Healthcare will deploy R1 RCM's Revenue Capture Solutions module.
Article
Patient Experience
Physician Advisory
Revenue Cycle
Becker's Hospital CFO ReportJuly 26, 2017
R1 RCM Announces New Modular Solutions
R1 RCM, a revenue cycle management and physician advisory services provider, launched five new modular solutions to provide customers with ...
