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Risk Adjustment Solutions for 2027: Moving fr...

Risk adjustment solutions for Medicare Advantage organizations are entering 2027 under a confirmed payment environment and a set of operational changes that require adaptation before January 1. CMS's April 2026 Rate Announcement projects MA payments to increase by 2.48% – over $13 billion – in CY 2027, while CMS expects MA risk scores to increase by 2.50% on average due to underlying coding trends [1]

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Podiatry coding review for Modifier 59 and XS documentation accuracy in multi-procedure foot and ankle surgery claims
September 30, 2026

Modifier 59: Why $4.4 Million in Podi...

Podiatry billing services for foot and ankle surgery require a level of modifier precision that standard automated billi...

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Payer-specific hospital denial prevention priorities for Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance
September 24, 2026

Hospital Denial Management: Prioritiz...

Hospital revenue cycle teams often track denials by volume, payer, reason code, and aging. But effective denial manageme...

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September 10, 2026

Most Healthcare Audit Exposure Doesn'...

Most of what gets called a coding problem is not a coding problem. It is a documentation problem that surfaces in the co...

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August 18, 2026

Why AI Alone Isn't Solving the Medica...

Healthcare organizations across the United States continue facing compounding pressure from denial volumes, administrati...

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July 31, 2026

Increasing Revenue Leakage Calls for ...

Sometimes in healthcare, times emerge when status quo approaches to revenue cycle strategy are no longer enough. This ti...

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July 28, 2026

Why Orthopedic Billing Accuracy Is a ...

Orthopedic billing services are the specialized revenue cycle functions that manage claim submission, coding accuracy, p...

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July 22, 2026

The 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Sched...

CMS finalized the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) in October 2025, with policies effective January 1, 2026. ...

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July 20, 2026

McKinsey Survey Highlights Reasons to...

As the healthcare landscape shifts, revenue cycle leaders face increasing pressure to answer tough strategic questions. ...

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July 17, 2026

What the 2026 OIG Lab Spending Data M...

For clinical laboratory and pathology executives, 2026 presents a reimbursement landscape that looks fundamentally diffe...

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