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WHA Information Center (WHAIC) will post articles that are related to data submissions and data use.

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  MLN Matters: Updated Policies for Telehealth Services

  December 19, 2023

  During the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), CMS used emergency waiver and other regulatory authorities so you could provide more services to your patients via telehealth. Section 4113 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 extended many of these flexibilities through December 31, 2024, and made some of them permanent.



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  MLN Matters: Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Summary: CY 2024

  November 22, 2023

  CMS issued a final rule that updates payment policies and Medicare payment rates for services provided by physicians and NPPs that are paid under the MPFS in CY 2024.  These changes apply to services you provide in CY 2024.



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  New Data Shows Wisconsin Hospitals Facing Significant Financial Challenges

  October 26, 2023

  On Oct. 24, the WHA Information Center (WHAIC) released its annual Guide to Wisconsin Hospitals for FY2022, which shows Wisconsin hospitals and health systems facing their most significant financial challenges in more than a decade. These financial strains are in large part due to patients slowly returning to pre-pandemic routine care and the rising costs for medical supplies and services due to record inflation.



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  Governor Evers proclaims October 3rd, 2023 as "Medical Coders Day" in Wisconsin!

  October 03, 2023

  Governor Evers proclaims October 3rd, 2023 as "Medical Coders Day" in Wisconsin! An effort led by the Health Information Student Club at Waukesha County Technical College, we are proud to recognize our #HI teammates in #medicalcoding. This profession can be an extremely complicated and complex job, and because these jobs are “behind-the-scenes”, they don’t get the same recognition as patient-facing healthcare employees do. No healthcare organization can exist without medical coders so today we say, “We see you and we appreciate you!”



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  Gender-Specific Services: Billing Correctly and Usage of the Condition Code/Modifier

  June 08, 2023

  CMS may reject or return Medicare Part A and Part B claims inappropriately if it appears there’s a mismatch between the procedure or diagnosis code and the reported sex of the patient.  This is a reminder to institutional providers and clinicians that bill for Part B professional claims that a condition code/modifier are available to allow these claims to process correctly.



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  WHA Information Center Celebrates 20 Years of Service to Wisconsin

  March 22, 2023

  This year the Wisconsin Hospital Association Information Center (WHAIC) marks its 20th year of collecting and reporting discharge, financial and other types of data from all Wisconsin hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). And for two decades, WHAIC has been making that information publicly available at no cost to taxpayers.



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  The End of the Public Health Emergency and Billing Telehealth Services

  March 21, 2023

  Another reminder to make the provider community aware of what to expect at the end of the PHE and share guidelines for telehealth services.



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  CMS Waivers, Flexibilities, and the Transition Forward from the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

  February 27, 2023

  Based on current COVID-19 trends, the Department of Health and Human Services is planning for the federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 (PHE), declared under Section 319 of the Public Health Service Act, to expire at the end of the day on May 11, 2023. This fact sheet will help you know what to expect at the end of the PHE so that you can continue to feel confident in how you will receive your health care.