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How has year one of new CMS TEAM value-based care payment model gone for your organization?
By Brian Murphy How is year one of TEAM going? Admission: I’m pro-TEAM. It’s possibly the name but I favor the concept of the…
November 4, 2026
Chad needs your help: How your organization can capture metabolic syndrome
By Rose Bernards “Chad” is a fictional person and moniker for cholesterol, hypertension and diabetes. Chad is 74 years old, a retired engineer, happily…
August audit heat: False Claims Act settlements put spotlight on upcoding
Listen to the episode here. This episode of Off the Record is a bit of a departure: A replay of the Norwood webinar August audit…
Nearly 80% of hospitals subject to HRRP hit with readmissions penalties
By Brian Murphy New data just released (see Fierce Healthcare article below) shows that CMS penalized a whopping 2,334 hospitals for excess readmissions on Oct…
CDI chart review metrics: Worth tracking anymore?
By Brian Murphy Are CDI chart review productivity metrics outdated and in need of replacing? They’ve been the same for 10 years. (How’s that for…