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THE CHALLENGE In 2025, inpatient (IP) and outpatient healthcare claim denials increased by 12% and 14% respectively and the average amount per claim increased by 18%1, forcing hospitals to address payer denials head-on. Most health systems deploy a multi-prong approach to ensure appropriate reimbursement, including outsourcing at least a portion of their revenue cycle operations. […]
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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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Chest pain is one of the most common ER diagnoses. For those patients who require hospital admission, getting the admission status correct and paid by the insurance company can be tricky. One such case involved a patient who arrived in the ER with chest pain presumed due to unstable angina (TIMI 3). The patient was […]