News & Analysis

ONC's risk assessment tool helps entities comply

July 1, 2014
Strategies for Healthcare Compliance

You hear it over and over again. Covered Entity (CE) A failed to produce an ongoing risk assessment for HIPAA security compliance. CE B had an incomplete risk analysis, leading to a failure to recognize security weaknesses and vulnerabilities. And in come the fines.

Note from the instructor: CMS' Advisory Panel on Hospital Outpatient Payment seeks input on chemotherapy supervision rules

July 1, 2014
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about chemotherapy supervision rules. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.

This Month's Coding Q&A

July 1, 2014
Briefings on APCs

Our experts answer questions on cyst excisions, observation timing, MUEs, and more.

Identify modifier misuse with case studies

July 1, 2014
Briefings on APCs

Adding modifiers to CPT® codes can bypass NCCI edits for Medicare payments, but they're often misapplied.

The week in Medicare updates

June 24, 2014
Medicare Insider

This week’s updates include extension of the payment adjustment for certain hospitals and performance data for the senior Medicare patrol projects. Click the link above to read more about this week’s updates.

Note from the instructor: CMS Updates Special Edition Article on the Proper Use of Modifier -59

June 24, 2014
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about modifier -59. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.  

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