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AHA advocacy of rural hospitals agenda

AHA’s Advocacy of Rural Hospital Issues is Needed

By AppriseMD | March 23, 2022 | Comments Off on AHA’s Advocacy of Rural Hospital Issues is Needed

The American Hospital Association (AHA) updated rural hospital leaders regarding its 2022 Rural Advocacy Agenda during the recent AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference in Phoenix, AZ, attended by AppriseMD CEO Franklin E Baumann, MD. “The 2022 Rural Advocacy Agenda focuses on broader, forward-looking legislative and regulatory priorities that are not necessarily connected to the […]

White Papers

IPO List Compliance a whte paper from AppriseMD

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.

Case Studies

Doctors work on a patient in the Emergency Department

Case Study: New DRG Key to Overturning MCO Denial

By AppriseMD | September 25, 2025 | Comments Off on Case Study: New DRG Key to Overturning MCO Denial

CLINICAL SUMMARY: A 34-year-old patient arrived in the emergency department (ED) experiencing complications from alcohol withdrawal, which began while staying at a sober living home. He began experiencing lightheadedness, nausea, vomiting and epigastric pain in addition to developing a bilateral rash to his upper extremities and was transported to the ED. The patient reported drinking […]

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