CMS’ Hospital Outpatient Payment (HOP) panel made numerous recommendations at its annual meeting August 19 for the agency to consider ahead of the release of the 2020 OPPS final rule—with the panel and other stakeholders urging CMS to be more transparent with its responses and release of data.
The Connecticut Hospital Association is joining forces with Unite Us, a software company that specializes in building coordinated care networks of health and social service providers, to implement a statewide network aimed at addressing the social determinants of health.
Q: A patient presents to a wound care clinic for assessment of a 15 sq. cm open wound. A nurse evaluates the wound for size, depth, and evidence of inflammation and performs sharp selective debridement. Would it be appropriate to bill an E/M code and if so, should we report modifier -25?
The New York City Fire Department (FDNY), which operates ambulances, disclosed in August that 10,253 patients treated or transported by the FDNY from 2011 to 2018 may have had their protected health information (PHI) compromised after an external hard drive containing unencrypted data went missing in March, according to an FDNY press release.
This week's note from the instructor delves into the key policies from the 2020 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule which revenue cycle staff need to familiarize themselves with prior to implementation on October 1, 2019.
