News & Analysis

October 3, 2019
Medicare Web

Q: Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule require facilities to make structural changes like soundproofing or private rooms in order to prevent disclosures that could occur from overhearing conversations?

October 2, 2019
Medicare Web

Q: Which codes need to be used when billing for the social determinants of health?

October 1, 2019
Briefings on APCs

Our experts answer questions about 2020 ICD-10-CM codes for legal interventions, coding for the social determinants of health, and more.    

September 30, 2019
Medicare Web

Q: A payer has begun denying authorization for admissions and diverting patients from our hospital to one of our competitors, even when our hospital is closer. Is this a common practice among payers? What language should we add to the contract to discourage it?

September 27, 2019
Medicare Web

Q: The 2020 ICD-10-CM update added several new codes for legal interventions. What are these codes, and can they be assigned based on nonphysician documentation?

September 26, 2019
Medicare Web

Q: Can a healthcare provider be a business associate of another provider? In other words, do providers need to have business associate agreements between one another?

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