New Medicare QMB Claim Adjustment Reason Code (CARC)
Medicare MLN Change Request (CR) 9911 modifies the Medicare claims processing systems to help providers more readily identify the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) status…
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Health Reform Simplified Webinar: May 18
Don’t miss May 18 Webinar! House passes American Health Care Act. CMS begins issuing proposed fiscal year 2018 Medicare payment rules, as Quality Payment…
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House Passes American Health Care Act
American Health Care Act Passes House — What Now? On May 4, following months of controversial debate, negotiation, and several amendments, House Republicans narrowly…
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CMS releases FY 2018 proposed Medicare payment regs IRFs, SNFs, hospice…
FY 2018 Proposed Medicare Payments The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued FY2018 proposed Medicare payment rules for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs),…
Read MoreNextGen KBM Coded Results Mapping Version 2.0
Regulatory changes to CQM, PQRS, and other reporting measurements frequently occur between planned user or NextGen KBM upgrade periods. A faster, easier, and more…
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Health Reform Simplified – Washington, D.C. Update
Recent weeks have brought much activity around health policy, from changes at Health and Human Services (HHS), to the ongoing efforts to repeal and replace…
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Mirth Connect has been ten years in the making, and what started as an internal need to process HL7 messages has turned into one…
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Five benefits of joining the Success Community
Are your colleagues on the NextGen Healthcare Success Community yet? Are you? The Success Community offers much more than a support portal. There’s a…
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December Deep Dives
There’s no mistaking that 2016 was a year of monumental change for healthcare and the political system that will determine its future. As the…
Read More2017 Coding Changes: Modifier FX
Effective 1/1/2017, claims for X-rays using film must include modifier FX. This modifier will trigger a 20 percent reduction in the payment amount for…
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