Here are five articles published by Becker's Hospital Review this past week, which offer insight on picking the right revenue cycle management partner, changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule in 2017 and RCM-provider contracts and go-lives.
1. An 8-item checklist for picking the right RCM partner
Representatives from RemitDATA provide eight areas to consider when choosing an RCM partner.
2. 6 recent RCM-provider contracts, go-lives
A roundup of recent contract agreements and terminations.
3. CMS makes offer to clear Medicare appeals backlog: 6 things to know
To help clear the backlog of Medicare appeals, CMS offered to pay hospitals 66 percent of the net allowable amount for short-term inpatient stays in exchange for hospitals dropping their pending appeals of denied claims.
4. Penn taps Cerner for RCM, Clinicient names CEO & more — 7 RCM Keynotes
A roundup of recent news updates from revenue cycle management companies.
5. 8 changes to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule in 2017
CMS issued its update to the 2017 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The changes include a number of new policies reflecting a broader agencywide strategy to enhance quality, spend smarter and improve Americans' health.