This week’s Medicare updates include the 2022 End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System Final Rule, a final decision memo on an NCD for transvenous (catheter) pulmonary embolectomy, a notice about provider enrollment application fees, and more!
The Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT’s 21st Century Cures Act final rule and CMS’ Interoperability and Patient Access final rule are complex rules that usher in sweeping changes to core HIM tasks: how patient information is accessed and transferred. Learn how to ensure your organization is meeting the new rules.
Interventions to reduce length of stay for high-risk, medically complex, and otherwise vulnerable patients are falling short, according to a technical brief prepared for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
Learn about the most important parts of the 21st Century Cures Act: Interoperability, Information Blocking, and the ONC Health IT Certification Program final rule for HIPAA compliance officers.
The fiscal year 2022 ICD-10-CM code set introduced 165 new codes, effective for encounters on or after October 1. Read about notable changes including new codes for anemia and thrombolysis, COVID-19-realted conditions, depression, and gastric metaplasia.
