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March 12, 2020
News & Insights

Q: What are the HIPAA rules regarding disclosures of health information to a patient’s same-sex partner when the couple is not married or the partner is not considered a relative under the law?

March 9, 2020
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Q: How many hours of observation services must a patient receive before the hospital is required to provide them with the Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice (MOON)?

March 6, 2020
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Q: We are seeing more fundoplication surgeries and esophageal sphincter augmentation procedures for patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease at our hospital. Do you have any tips for our coders when reporting these procedures in ICD-10-PCS?

March 4, 2020
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Q: If a patient has overdosed and is incapacitated, is the doctor or nurse allowed to call the patient’s family or friends to let them know?

March 2, 2020
News & Insights

Q: What are the criteria for receiving the C-APC for observation services (8011)?

March 1, 2020
Briefings on APCs

Our coding experts answer questions about reporting interbody fusions, billing requirements for insulin infusion pumps, and more.

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