The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a new fact sheet last week that clarifies the circumstances under which OCR may hold business associates (BA) directly liable.
A case manager has difficulty placing a homeless patient who was admitted for life-threatening hypothermia after spending a bitterly cold night outside.
Q: A patient presents to the ED seeking treatment for impacted cerumen affecting both ear canals. How would you report a bilateral cerumen removal using CPT codes?
This week's note from the instructor discusses NCCI edit changes and ways to resolve edit issues before they become an issue at late stages of the billing process.
This week’s Medicare updates include a series of OIG reviews of home health billing, the July 2019 update of the OPPS and I/OCE, a report on how health IT influences care coordination in accountable care organizations, and more!
Wide variation in the cost of common diagnostic tests significantly contributes to healthcare cost inflation and standardizing prices could save billions annually, according to a recent UnitedHealth report.
