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08/07/2018 
Ludi Newsletter

Dwindling reimbursement, regulatory uncertainty, and shifting payment models have hospital leaders navigating a rapidly growing landscape of choices. Here are our notes on what decision-makers need to know in the industry to stay ahead of the changing tides.

This Week's Handpicked Articles 

Cardiologist gets prison time for submitting 350 fraudulent claims CMS finalizes 2019 payment rules for skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation and psychiatric facilities

Detroit Area Hospital System to Pay $84.5 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Arising From Improper Payments to Referring Physicians

The Department of Justice shared that William Beaumont Hospital will pay $84.5 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act of improper relationships with 8 referring physicians, resulting in the submission of false claims to the Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE programs.

CMS Proposes Rule to Prevent Medicaid Payments From Being Diverted Away From Primary Providers

An article by Healthcare Finance covers the 2019 skilled nursing payment model which is expected to save providers an estimated $2 billion over the next ten years, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. CMS said the final rule will put patients over paperwork, ease providers burden, and make significant strides in modernizing Medicare.
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Becker's Hospital Review: Female Health IT Leaders to Know

We're honored that Ludi™ CEO Gail Peace and Ludi VP Michelle Harmon were recognized by Becker's Hospital Review as Female Health IT Leaders to Know.

Industry Insights 

In our most recent blog, "Physicians Talked and We Listened: What a Doc-friendly App Actually Looks Like" we covered some highlights of our latest app update.

Physicians Talked and We Listened_ What a Doc-friendly App Actually Looks Like

 

1-Tap Contract Switching

With a tap of the Switch button in the upper right corner of the app, physicians can quickly jump between active contracts. Easily switching contracts is a big timesaver for physicians who rely on DocTime Log® to help manage multiple contracts.

My Activity Tab

My Activity is a new, dedicated tab that gives physicians a place to easily review the duties logged for their oldest cycle pending submission, helping to answer the question, “Did I log that already?”

New Design

We’ve updated the user interface of DocTime Log with a clean, modern style that manages to improve upon the already intuitive app navigation. 

Read the Full Article Here

    

HCCA Podcast: Why Managing Physician Contracts is Like a Game of Whack-a-Mole 

Gail Peace joined Adam Turteltaub on the Compliance Perspectives Podcast to discuss how Stark Law and Anti-Kickback are exceptionally complex and the uptick in individual prosecutions.

Listen in to learn more about how to manage the complexity of physician payments.

 Listen Here