H.R. 7898 became law on January 5, 2021, and amended the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act to require the secretary of HHS to consider certain recognized security practices of covered entities and business associates when making certain determinations, and for other purposes.
Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, COBGC, breaks down CPT coding for diagnostic services performed during the second and third trimesters, and provides an overview of an obstetric (OB) hospitalist's role in caring for high-risk maternity patients.
A room and board policy defines routine daily hospital services and covered medical and surgical services and supplies. Use this sample policy as a template for your organization.
This week’s Medicare updates include revisions to guidance on interstate licensing compacts, an OIG review of Medicare Advantage risk adjusted payments, the quarterly update to the ESRD PPS, and more!
