When Practices are Too Cautious about HIPAA
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Many providers have the belief that HIPAA should be treated like well-regarded advice from your mom: It's better to be safe than sorry. But that mentality is not always the way to go. Sometimes, practices can be too cautious with HIPAA. There's a difference between ensuring protected health information (PHI) doesn't fall in the wrong hands and preventing patients
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ICD-10 Diagnosis Codes That Identify Weeks Gestation of Pregnancy
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Effective for Dates of Service beginning January 1, 2017, and thereafter, Medicaid required a Weeks Gestation of Pregnancy Diagnosis Code and a birth weight on delivery claims billed on an UB-04 or CMS 1500 Claim Form if a recipient has received any prenatal, delivery or postpartum services.
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OB Coding: Delivering Accurate Coding Remains a Challenge
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Coders are experts at scanning provider documentation and assigning codes. My approach to chart review is to try to piece together what actually happened during the encounter, and then evaluate whether the documentation supports the coding of the story. This two-part series of articles will address encounters that result
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CMS Told To Crack Down On Improper Medicaid Payments
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services needs to step up its involvement in states' Medicaid integrity programs in order to strengthen oversight and identify overpayments, according to a new federal watchdog report.
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CMS Updates ICD-10 Quality Measures, More from C&M Meeting
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released an update to the ICD-10 and Quality Measures website. The home page covers ambulatory surgical centers, hospital inpatient and outpatient, Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Surgical Site Infections (SSI) Measures, CMS outcome and payment
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14 things To Know About Medical Coding |
Medical coders play a crucial role in the revenue cycle process, as they help ensure health systems, hospitals and physicians are properly reimbursed for the services they provide. Here are 14 things to know about medical coding...
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