Organizations are generally keeping up due diligence when it comes to HIPAA compliance training and essential auditing, despite an increasingly challenging array of threats directed at them. However, confusion still holds sway on risk analysis and more robust audit functions.
This week’s Medicare updates include two new fact sheets on Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) policies, a Special Edition MLN Matters article on proper coding for certain laboratory tests, instructions regarding the new skilled nursing facility Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) forms; and more!
Virtual reality is not just for entertainment, it is a valuable tool that healthcare professionals can employ in clinical scenarios, according to CMSA Today. Virtual reality has been used in healthcare since the 1990s, and today serves as a valuable clinical and educational tool.
There were two buzz phrases in the air at the 2018 Healthcare Information Management Systems Society Health IT Conference (HIMSS18): artificial intelligence and machine learning. While these initiatives have great potential in terms of analytics, the data can be difficult to interpret.
The 2018 Healthcare Information Management Systems Society Health IT Conference (HIMSS18) hosted more than 43,000 attendees. Swarms of healthcare industry professionals filled educational sessions and convention hall aisles on March 5–9 in Las Vegas.
A patient came to our endoscopy suite for a bronchoscopy due to an abnormal chest X-ray. The physician documented that a transbronchial lung biopsy was obtained from the right upper lobe and the right lower lobe. What would be the correct CPT® codes to report?