Is Automation the Answer in Auditing?
Ask Kathy Pride, and she’ll tell you: there are two ways for healthcare providers to perform proactive auditing of their claims. There’s the old way—and there’s the better way. The […]
CMS Dramatically Increases Penalties for Price Transparency Non-Compliance – Panacea Responds with a No-Cost Consultation
ST. PAUL, MN – With the dramatic increase in civil penalties announced by the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Panacea Healthcare Solutions, Inc., the leading experts in hospital […]
Document Your Leftovers: The JW Modifier and How to Use It
On Jan. 1, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) began requiring the use of the JW modifier. The JW modifier is appended […]
Mergers + Acquisitions: Is Your Chargemaster Strategy Sound?
Expansion—through mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other strategic partnerships—has become an important tool in a hospital’s strategic wheelhouse. As your footprint expands to encompass the entire continuum of care, how […]