News & Analysis

February 19, 2020
News & Insights

Sepsis hospitalizations are on the rise and cost Medicare more than $40 billion in 2018, according to a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) study.

February 17, 2020
News & Insights

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

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 14, 2020
News & Insights

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
News & Insights

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.

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