Net Revenue Matters Newsletters

PDF, 0.20Mb		May 2008 Newsletter May-08 In the May 2008 edition of "Net Revenue Matters," you'll find the following articles: "Revenue Management...A Product Line Approach," "Recent Release of FY2009 IPPS Proposed Rule," "Are You Ready for the CMS Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC)?" and "The ABCDs of SLAMming Patients." Client Corner lists events to add to your calendar. Please click here to read more.

PDF, 0.27Mb		April 2008 Newsletter April-08 In the April 2008 edition of "Net Revenue Matters," you'll find the following articles: "Preparing for a RAC Audit," "Billing for Drug Wastage," and "RAC Demonstration Period Ends." Client Corner lists events to add to your calendar. Please click here to read more.

PDF, 0.72Mb		March 2008 Newsletter March-08 In the March 2008 edition of "Net Revenue Matters," you'll find the following articles: "Documentation Challenges -- How Fast Is Fast?," "Moratorium Bill for RACs," and "Charging for Multiple Venipunctures." Our Partner Updates includes recent client news, and Upcoming Events lists events to add to your calendar. Please click here to read more.

PDF, 0.25Mb		February 2008 Newsletter February-08 In the February 2008 edition of "Net Revenue Matters" you will find articles entitled: 2008 Will Be a Pivotal Year for Hospital, Physician Relations; How Secure is Your Patient Information? "HIPAA Police" to Launch Investigation; Point of Origin Codes; Payments for Brachytherapy Seeds Extended; Client Corner: Code-Based Reimbursement Project Rollout and Forum Call Calendar for 2008; 2008 Best Practice Revenue Management Forum - See You There!; and Upcoming Events! TCG Audio Conference Topic Schedule for 2008. Click here to read more!

PDF, 0.22Mb		January 2008 Newsletter January-08 In the January 2008 edition of "Net Revenue Matters" you will find articles entitled: National Glaucoma Awareness Month; Denial Management... How Do You Rate?; Success Stories from a Matured RMD: University Healthcare Completes $10M Year!; Best Practice Forum 2008 - Hotel Reservation Deadline Extended to January 21 - Reserve Now! Register Now!; Client Corner: Code-Based Reimbursement Project Rollout and Forum Call Calendar for 2008; Managed Care Database Reminder: Change Audit End Date; and Upcoming Events! TCG Audio Conference Topic Schedule for 2008. Click here to read more!

PDF, 0.33Mb		December 2007 Newsletter December-07 In the final edition of "Net Revenue Matters" for 2007, you will find articles entitled: Reflections from the Back of the Buss; IRM Employee of the Year: Andy Miller; Observation Charges for OPPS 2008; Changes to "Inpatient-Only" List for 2008; Upcoming Events!; Best Practice Forum 2008 - Hotel Reservation Deadline: January 7; and the Client Corner: Code-Based Reimbursement Project Rollout and Forum Call Calendar for 2008; and Memorial Medical Center Joins the Million Dollar Club! Click here to read more!

PDF, 0.49Mb		November 2007 Newsletter November-07 In the November 2007 edition of "Net Revenue Matters" you will find articles entitled: American Diabetes Month; E Codes on the UB-04; Best Practice Forum 2008 - Plan Now to Attend!; Of Note ... CMS Change Request 5208; Upcoming Events!; Client Corner: Code-Based Reimbursement Project Rollout and Forum Call Calendar; Intermountain Healthcare's Urban North Region Joins the Million Dollar Club; Halloween Team Building at IRM; and the final installment, Part IV, of the Revvvvvv-Up Your Revenue! Zero Tolerance for Revenue Leakage Due to Silent PPOs series. Click here to read more!

PDF, 0.28Mb		October 2007 Newsletter October-07 In the October 2007 edition of "Net Revenue Matters" you will find articles entitled: CMS Expands RAC Program; Proposed Changes to Observation Payments; New and Continued IRM Partnerships; October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month - Self Check!; Upcoming Events!; Client Corner: Code-Based Reimbursement Project Rollout and Forum Call Calendar; Blue Cross Underpayments; New Monthly Procedure for Submitting Databases; and Part III of the Revvvvvv-Up Your Revenue! Zero Tolerance for Revenue Leakage Due to Silent PPOs series. Click here to read more!

PDF, 0.38Mb		September 2007 Newsletter September-07 In the September 2007 edition of "Net Revenue Matters" you will find articles and information on: Don't Forget - Present on Admission Indicator Required as of October 1, 2007; Preparation is Key to Successful Defense Audit; September is National Cholesterol Education Month; Career Opportunity Listings on IRM Websites; Upcoming Events!; More Clients Following IRM's Roadmap to Revenue Integrity; IRM Welcomes Back John Garcia to the IRM Team; Software Application Enhancements; Client Corner: Code-Based Reimbursement Project Rollout and Forum Call Calendar; Greenwood Leflore Hospital Joins the Million Dollar Club!; A Success Story: Hire For Attitude ... Train For Skill; Revvvvvv-Up Your Revenue! Zero Tolerance for Revenue Leakage Due to Silent PPOs - Part II. Click here to read more!

PDF, 0.47Mb		August 2007 Newsletter August-07 In the August 2007 edition of "Net Revenue Matters" you will find articles and information on: The Biggest Change to Hospital Reimbursement Since 1983; 2008 CPT Code Changes Right Around the Corner; Upcoming Events; Say Whaaaaaat? Fun Facts; National Coverage Determination for the Use of Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESAs) for Non-Renal Disease Indications; CMS Offers Guidance on E/M Guidelines; August is National Immunization Awareness Month; the Client Corner with information on CBR Project Rollout and Forum Call Callendar and Intermountain Healthcare's RID Implementation; and a new column on how to Rev-Up Your Revenue with a beginning column series on Zero Tolerance for Revenue Leakage Due to Silent PPOs - Part I. Click here to read more!

PDF, 1.37Mb		July 2007 Newsletter July-07 In the July 2007 edition of "Net Revenue Matters" you will find articles and information on: Pricing Transparency Continues to Be Hot Topic in Congress; New ICD-9-CM Codes Effective 10/1/07; Pay for Performance; Upcoming Events; Feeling Gouged at the Gas Pump?; Tufts New England Medical Center Joins Million Dollar Club; Sisters of St. Francis Health Services: 2 Years of Success!; New Finance Chief Takes the Reins at University Health Care; Save the Dates! Best Practice 2008; and Say Whaaaaaat? Fun Facts. Click here to read more!

PDF, 1.37Mb		June 2007 Newsletter June-07 In the June 2007 edition of "Net Revenue Matters" you will find articles and information on: The OIG and Compliance Audits; Upcoming Events; Present on Admission Indicator; Information at Your Fingertips; Client Corner; Say Whaaaaaat? Fun Facts; June Is National Safety Month; and the CMS Transmittal 1240 attachment. Click to read more!

PDF, 2.70Mb		May 2007 Newsletter May-07 In the May 2007 edition of "Net Revenue Matters" you will find articles and information on: UB-04 Implementation and the Present on Admission (POA) Indicator; Success Stories; Preparing for Retirement? Controlling Your Personal Spending; Upcoming Events!; New Process for Database Upgrades; and IPPS 2008 Proposed Rule. Click to read more!

PDF, 0.30Mb		April 2007 Newsletter April-07 In the April 2007 edition of "Net Revenue Matters" you will find articles and information on: Pricing Transparency; Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) - Changes to Timelines for Medical Records Requests; Tufts New England Medical Center Completes Training and Implementation; Million Dollar Club News: Sentara Healthcare Joins the Million Dollar Club!; 2nd Annual Revenue Management Day Celebrations; OPPS Quality Measures are on Their Way; and 2007 Events from The Coding Group. Click to read!

PDF, 0.28Mb		March 2007 Newsletter March-07 In the March 2007 edition of "Net Revenue Matters" newsletter you will find articles and information including: Daylight Savings Time; TCG to Host Booth at the AAPC 15th Annual Coding Conference; Upcoming Events; Jack Duffy and TCG to attend Annual AAMAS Conference; 2nd Annual Revenue Management Day Celebration; 2007 Revenue Management Best Practice Forum Wrap-up; IRM Welcomes Intermountain Healthcare; Houston Healthcare Reaches Their Goal; and RAC - Coming to a Hospital Near You. Click to read more!

PDF, 0.17Mb		February 2007 Newsletter February-07 In the February 2007 edition of "Net Revenue Matters" newsletter you will find articles and information including: CMS Does Listen!; Upcoming Events; 2007 Best Practice Forum Next Week; 2007 Process Improvement Projects; Medicare Extends Payment for preadministration-Related Services Associated with IVIG Administration; Save the Date: March 15, 2007! Celebrate the 2nd Annual Revenue Management Professional's Day; and IRM Welcomes Mercy Hospital and Medical Center. Click to read more!

PDF, 0.33Mb		January 2007 Newsletter January-07 In the January 2007 edition of "Net Revenue Matters" newsletter you will find articles and information on: Medically Unlikely Edits; Upcoming Events; 2007 Best Practice Forum Updates; Payment for Brachytherapy Sources - APC or Cost; and a Brachytherapy Project attachment. Click to read more!

PDF, 0.27Mb		December 2006 Newsletter December-06 The December 2006 edition of the "Net Revenue Matters" newsletter includes articles and information on: OPPS 207 Final Rule - Changes to Clinic Visits, ED Visits and Critical Care Services; Memorial Medical Center Partners with IRM; Upcoming Events; 2007 Best Practice Forum - Mark Your Calendars!; and CMS Inpatient-Only Procedures. Be sure to download the two attachments for December's newsletter: Addendum E 2006 and Addendum E 2007

PDF, 0.05Mb		ATTACHMENT: December 2006 Newsletter - Addendum E 2006 December-06 Attachment to December 2006 Newsletter: Addendum E 2006 Inpatient Only Codes. Please contact us if you would like the Excel spreadsheet version of this attachment!

PDF, 0.10Mb		ATTACHMENT: December 2006 Newsletter - Attachment: Addendum E 2007 December-06 Attachment to December 2006 Newsletter: Addendum E 2007 Inpatient Only Codes. Please contact us if you would like the Excel spreadsheet version of this attachment!

PDF, 0.28Mb		November 2006 Newsletter November-06 The November 2006 edition of the "Net Revenue Matters" Newsletter includes articles and information on: November is National Diabetes Month; Does Your Hospital Have an NPI?; Tufts New England joins the IRM Family; Upcoming Events; TCG and Dubois Medical Center Take Denvery by Storm; Holiday Travel - Keep Your Sanity Intact!; and Info, Info, and More Info! Click to read more!

PDF, 0.40Mb		October 2006 Newsletter October-06 The October 2006 edition of the "Net Revenue Matters" Newsletter includes articles and information on: October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month; Upcoming events; Flu season is on it's way; Incorrect Discharge Dispositions Costing Hospitals Money (and the related attachment regarding Discharge Dispositions and Transfer DRGs); Sentara Completes RMD Training in Carlsbad; and University Healthcare's RMD Gets the Word Out!

PDF, 0.21Mb		September 2006 Newsletter September-06 The September 2006 edition of the "Net Revenue Matters" Newsletter includes articles and information on: CMS Releases Comprehensive Medicaid Integrity Plan; The UB-04 is replacing the UB-92; Pricing Transparency - How do you rank?; New IRM Websites: Upcoming Events; Our Best Practice Community Continues to Grow; 2007 IPPS - New and Deleted DRG's; 2007 OPPS Proposed Rule Addresses E/M Guidelines; and the Newest Million Dollar Club Member. Click here to read more!