HHS recently released updated model notices of privacy practices (NPP), introducing changes that go well beyond revising standard privacy notice templates.
As the Office of Inspector General (OIG) and other agencies place additional focus on Medicare Advantage (MA) risk adjustment, HIM leaders should do the same.
Our experts answer questions about behavioral health coding, internal coding audits, and coding non-emergency services provided in the emergency department.
Admit type continues to present a significant risk across hospital operations, driven by limited formal education and widespread misinterpretation of national standards.
