Misunderstandings created by years of variable-quality audits have caused hospitals to be so cautious they are misapplying CMS guidance and forgoing revenue. For too long, discussions of patient ...

Downgrades of short inpatient stays to observation status by recovery audit contractors can lead to big losses in reimbursement. This is forcing hospitals to look more closely at their patient-status ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Carol Leaman had every reason to believe she had been admitted to a local hospital while having difficulty breathing. But when the 78-year-old Lakewood resident got her hospital bill ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People on Medicare who spend one or two nights in the hospital are finding out, and often too late, that they weren’t really “admitted” to the hospital. This can be a ...

Using Music as a Tool for Distress Reduction During Cancer Chemotherapy Treatment Future work should aim to improve patient adherence to remote patient-reported outcome and activity data collection ...

When pharmaceutical companies first introduced patient support services two decades ago, they were a rational response to an irrational system. Patients needed help navigating rebate-driven ...

In Canada, low-income hospital patients under palliative care are less likely to receive medical assistance in dying compared to those who are high income, according to a study published in British ...

Tony Mira, founder of anesthesia billing and software company Anesthesia Business Consultants, explained the importance of a quality physical status assessment before undergoing anesthesia in a July 5 ...

Performance status (PS) is assessed during cancer treatment to determine clinical trial eligibility, appropriateness for treatment, and need for supportive care. There is rising interest for patients ...