This week’s Medicare updates include a proposed rule on drug pricing transparency, an article on systemic validation edits for OPPS providers with multiple service locations, an update to the OIG Work Plan, and more!
Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration announced that it is awarding $293 million to primary healthcare clinicians and students in an effort to expand the workforce.
HIPAA allows patients to request amendments to their medical records. Facilities are not required to automatically make whatever change a patient requests, but they must allow patients to make the requests and follow a specific process for handling them.
