News & Analysis

August 21, 2019
News & Insights

CMS’ Hospital Outpatient Payment (HOP) panel made numerous recommendations at its annual meeting August 19 for the agency to consider ahead of the release of the 2020 OPPS final rule—with the panel and other stakeholders urging CMS to be more transparent with its responses and release of data.

August 20, 2019
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The Connecticut Hospital Association is joining forces with Unite Us, a software company that specializes in building coordinated care networks of health and social service providers, to implement a statewide network aimed at addressing the social determinants of health.

August 19, 2019
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Q: How can we ensure key staff are kept up to date on commercial payer changes?

August 16, 2019
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The New York City Fire Department (FDNY), which operates ambulances, disclosed in August that 10,253 patients treated or transported by the FDNY from 2011 to 2018 may have had their protected health information (PHI) compromised after an external hard drive containing unencrypted data went missing in March, according to an FDNY press release.

August 16, 2019
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Q: A patient presents to a wound care clinic for assessment of a 15 sq. cm open wound. A nurse evaluates the wound for size, depth, and evidence of inflammation and performs sharp selective debridement. Would it be appropriate to bill an E/M code and if so, should we report modifier -25?

August 15, 2019
News & Insights

Q: Is there anything that a hospital needs to do regarding HIPAA and the confidentiality of famous patients? Obviously employees shouldn’t snoop, but can you recommend any added protections?

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