News & Analysis

February 17, 2020
Briefings on HIPAA

Now that training gaps have been identified, training development can begin. Some topics to consider here are subject matter experts, training delivery method, and the use of outside vendors.

February 17, 2020
Medicare Web

Q: Does the physician have to state a patient's expected length of stay (LOS) in the documentation for an inpatient admission?

February 14, 2020
Medicare Web

Q: What are the billing and reporting requirements for HCPCS Level II code E0784 (external ambulatory insulin infusion pump)?

February 13, 2020
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor reviews changes to Stark Law advisory opinions for 2020. 

February 13, 2020
Medicare Web

Q: I work for a pharmaceutical company. I am aware of the more obvious identifiers, but are patient diagnoses or ICD-10 codes (without any other identifiers such as dates of birth or Social Security numbers) considered PHI? I have heard arguments on both sides.

February 12, 2020
Medicare Web

Providers need to clean up coding for electro-acupuncture devices, according to CMS. Claims submitted with HCPCS code L8679 will be subject to additional scrutiny to ensure they're correct.

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