On September 26, the Office for Civil Rights announced a $250,000 settlement with Cascade Eye and Skin Centers, P.C., following a ransomware attack that exposed approximately 291,000 files containing electronic protected health information. We sat down for a Q&A with Jonathan Steele, a cybersecurity consultant at Steele Fortress and practicing attorney at Beerman Law, who shares key lessons learned from the Cascade Eye and Skin Centers breach.
It’s November (where did the time go?), but HIPAA is still HIPAA. So, we thought it might be a good time to dial it back and recall some of the basics. Here are some tips and tricks we’ve compiled for you as we approach 2025.
This week’s Medicare updates include the 2025 MPFS and OPPS final rules, an MLN Fact Sheet on prohibited billing of Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries, and more!
CMS issued a final rule last month that spells out a new appeals process for patients initially admitted as inpatients but later reassigned to outpatients receiving observation services.
In January 2024, CMS released guidance for the implementation of the office and outpatient evaluation and management visit complexity HCPCS add-on code G2211. Courtney Crozier provides a breakdown of the code, including documentation requirements and appropriate and inappropriate billing scenarios.
