The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently agreed to a settlement with a clinical laboratory over potential HIPAA Security Rule violations. Read about what led to the settlement and how your facility can avoid similar compliance risks.
This week’s Medicare updates include download files for the 2022 ICD-10-CM codes, the July 2021 update of the Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System, revised guidance on emergency preparedness requirements, and more!
Modifier -XE (separate encounter) is used to indicate a separate surgical operative session on the same date of service or a distinct encounter after the patient has left the hospital or changed status/locations within the facility. Use this flowchart to support accurate use as a template for your organization.
This week's note from the instructor discusses coding, documentation, and billing requirements for polysomnography services in light of multiple recent OIG reviews of the topic.
Audit results should be packaged to be meaningful and easy to follow. Apply these tips to create audit packages that providers will get the most out of.
