Secure Payment Processing to Protect Patient Privacy
Published: Thu, 06/25/20
Secure Payment Processing to Protect Patient Privacy HIPAA’s Privacy and Security Rules specify 18 data elements that an individual could use as a…
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HHS Issues Requirements for Additional Data and Timely Submission of COVID-19 Testing
Published: Wed, 06/24/20
HHS Issues Requirements for Additional Data and Timely Submission of COVID-19 Testing With concerns of COVID-19 having a disproportionate impact on…
COVID will become an Excuse for Future RAC and MAC Audits
Published: Tue, 06/23/20
COVID will become an E cuse for Future RAC and MAC Audits Being nice can get you in trouble. But as David Glaser, Dr. Ronald Hirsch, and I have said…
CMS releases FY 2021 ICD-10-PCS code set and official guidelines
Published: Mon, 06/22/20
CMS releases FY 2021 ICD-10-PCS code set and official guidelines CMS recently released the fiscal year (FY) 2021 ICD-10-PCS code set, which includes…
Offshore Coding: HIPAA Risks
Published: Sat, 06/20/20
Offshore Coding: HIPAA Risks From a compliance e posure perspective, we believe that the HIPAA risk associated with sending PHI abroad is simply…
COVID-19 Coding Q&A: CPT®, HCPCS, and ICD-10-CM News for Coronavirus Coding
Published: Fri, 06/19/20
COVID-19 Coding Q&A: CPT®, HCPCS, and ICD-10-CM News for Coronavirus Coding A lot of information is appearing very fast about COVID-19 (coronavirus…
CMS Issues Proposed Rule to Amend the U.S. DHHS Risk Adjustment Data Validation Program
Published: Wed, 06/17/20
CMS Issues Proposed Rule to Amend the U.S. DHHS Risk Adjustment Data Validation Program Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)…
No Codes for COVID Manifestations
Published: Tue, 06/16/20
No Codes for COVID Manifestations Some doctors don’t understand how coders compliantly select codes. This can set up coding-clinical disconnects.
Elevating Billing Compliance and Revenue Integrity amid the Pandemic
Published: Mon, 06/15/20
Elevating Billing Compliance and Revenue Integrity amid the Pandemic While the introduction of new COVID-19 reimbursement rules and regulations have…
COVID-19 got you down? Maybe this can help
Published: Fri, 06/12/20
COVID-19 got you down? Maybe this can help Faced with the unique circumstances under COVID-19, many skilled facilities are wondering how to make ends…