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#FollowFriday – Mass General News

By | March 17, 2023

 Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all of our wonderful followers! For this week’s #FollowFriday, we suggest you stay up to date on the latest exciting news and information from Massachusetts General Hospital by following @MassGeneralNews!

Using Z Codes: Social Determinants of Health

By | March 16, 2023

The CMS recently released some great information on Z codes. What are Z codes? SDOH-related Z codes ranging from Z55-Z65 are the ICD-10-CM encounter reason codes used to document SDOH data (e.g., housing, food insecurity, transportation, etc.). SDOH are the conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship and age. Check out these… Read More »

CMS Transmittal 18: Medicare DSH, Worksheet S-10, and Bad Debt Changes

By | March 7, 2023

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued Transmittal 18 affecting the CMS-2552-10 Hospital and Health Care Complex Cost Report on December 29, 2022. The transmittal includes several critical revisions and new requirements. It increased complex data requirements for: Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) reporting Worksheet S-10 Uncompensated Care Cost reporting Medicare bad debt reporting These changes… Read More »

Highlights from the 2022 HFMA and NEHIA Compliance & Internal Audit Conference – Finding Solutions to Challenges Facing Compliance & Internal Audit Functions

By | March 7, 2023

In 2022, I had the opportunity to attend the joint annual Compliance and Internal Audit Conference put on by the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) MA-RI Chapter and the New England Healthcare Internal Auditors (NEHIA) organization. As a professional just starting out in my healthcare IA career, the conference was a great opportunity to hear from speakers on… Read More »

Leadership Profiles: Dhara Satija, Treasurer

By | March 5, 2023

This week we wrap up our series profiling our chapter leaders at the Officer level. We are featuring Dhara Satija, Treasurer. You can check out our previous features of our President, Karen Kinsella, our President Elect, Kim Carlozzi, our Past President, Annamarie Monks, and our Secretary, Patrick McDonough. Read on to learn more about one of our incredible leaders! Blog: Where… Read More »