This week’s Medicare updates include a deadline extension for the OPPS Drug Acquisition Cost Survey, new interpretive guidance for emergency services protocols and provisions, and more!
HHS recently released updated model notices of privacy practices (NPP), introducing changes that go well beyond revising standard privacy notice templates.
This week’s Medicare updates include a deadline extension for the OPPS Drug Acquisition Cost Survey, new interpretive guidance for emergency services protocols and provisions, and more!
Radiation oncology is a specialty utilizing radioelements either externally or internally to treat medical conditions such as cancer. This article serves as a primer for coding radiation oncology services.
Admit type continues to present a significant risk across hospital operations, driven by limited formal education and widespread misinterpretation of national standards.
As the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and other agencies place additional focus on Medicare Advantage (MA) risk adjustment, HIM leaders should do the same.
Our experts answer questions about behavioral health coding, internal coding audits, and coding non-emergency services provided in the emergency department.
