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The Devil’s in the Details of the New Hospital Price Transparency Rules

Raising sufficient general awareness of the new federal hospital…
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Looming Price Transparency Rule Changes Creating Daunting Challenges for Providers

Federal health officials’ November 2019 announcement of sweeping…
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PODCAST: Price Transparency: What hospitals might be missing in preparing for the Jan 1, 2021 deadline.

On September 23, 2020, Greg Adams was interviewed on the HFMA Voices in Healthcare Finance Podcast.  Listen to the segment.
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CMS and AMA Fourth Quarter 2020 Coding Updates: Panacea Summary and Recommendations

Our revenue integrity team continually monitors announcements…
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Panacea Special Edition / Laboratory Services Update During COVID-19 PHE

Panacea’s consultants have been closely monitoring both Centers…
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UPDATE: Billing for Hospital Outpatient Services During the COVID-19 PHE

On July 28, 2020, CMS released a new FAQ for Hospital Billing…
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Are You Reconciling Your Laboratory Orderables to Your Chargemaster? A How-To in 4 Steps

Over the last several months we’ve seen an uptick in requests…
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