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A brief denial letter with limited explanation for a complicated case should not be the end of the road for a hospital claim. A recent three-day hospital stay for a patient with a history of breast cancer who underwent a left mastectomy and experienced severe postop complications was denied by the insurance company but then […]
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The financial impact of the IPO list magnified with the rise of CMS-4201-F, giving rise to inpatient reimbursement for all MAO patients who require services designated on the IPO list. Hospitals need to ensure that the proper setting is scheduled when any Medicare or MA patient undergoes a procedure designated on the IPO list, and they should also follow any proposed additions and removals to the list closely to ensure appropriate treatment and reimbursement.
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THE CHALLENGE Hospitals continue to face payer denials throughout the revenue cycle, including technical and administrative denials, as well as coding denials where Diagnostic Related Group (DRG) downgrades are a major pain point. Clinical denials are also rampant, whereby the payers are challenging the clinical judgement of providers despite clear evidence that, for example, inpatient […]