This week’s Medicare updates include four new additions to the OIG work plan; provider compliance tip sheets on tracheostomy supplies, ventilators, canes, and crutches; a national coverage analysis on acupuncture as a treatment for low back pain; and more!
Socioeconomic and racial disparities were found in health behaviors and receipt of cancer screening for patients in Indiana, according to a recent population health study from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and the Regenstrief Institute.
In this month's Product Watch, we look at a phishing and social engineering threat simulator that includes security awareness training intended to mitigate the threat of phishing and the risk of a data breach.
Case managers focus a lot on the health of their patients, but many don’t devote much time to maintaining their own health, even in the face of job stress and long hours.
Q: A physician documented that a pregnant patient is obese, and the patient’s chart has a listed body mass index (BMI) score. Can we assign an ICD-10-CM BMI code in this instance or should this never be done for an obstetrics patient?
