News & Analysis

Note major updates to pathology and laboratory section

February 1, 2012
Briefings on APCs

Coders can find the largest number of new codes in the pathology and laboratory section of the 2012 CPT® Manual. The AMA added a total of 103 new codes, 101 of which denote Tier 1 and Tier 2 molecular path-ology procedures.

Code and guideline changes spread throughout surgery ­subsections

February 1, 2012
Briefings on APCs

In total, the AMA added 60 new codes throughout the surgery section of the 2012 CPT® Manual, 18 of which appear in the cardiovascular and respiratory system subsections. The AMA also revised 86 codes and deleted 48 codes in the surgery section.

Time for EHR New Year's resolutions ?

January 1, 2012
HIM Briefings

Happy New Year! It's 2012-do you have your HIPAA version 5010 programming done?

HIM's role in quality initiatives

January 1, 2012
HIM Briefings

Value-based purchasing (VBP).

HIPAA Q&A: Protecting and securing various types of patient information

January 1, 2012
HIM Briefings

Test staff members' knowledge of HIPAA with these questions from readers.

Hip, HIPAA, hooray for the new year

January 1, 2012
Briefings on HIPAA

It's 2012, and that means it's time to make some ­resolutions to kick off the new year.

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