This week’s updates include the FY 2016 Congressional budget justification and review timeliness requirements for prepay review. Click the link above to read more about this week’s updates.
This week’s updates include facts sheets on CMS’ value-based reimbursement payment model and home health claim payment codes. Click the link above to read more about this week’s updates.
CMS designates certain procedures as inpatient-only and identifies them using CPT codes. Hospitals normally only use CPT codes for outpatient coding, so this may be confusing for coders who use ICD-9-CM Volume 3 codes for inpatient procedures. Coders need to know which procedures are on the inpatient-only list to monitor compliance with this rule as they apply inpatient procedure codes.
Even organizations with sound policies, procedures, training, and safeguards can experience a breach. When?not if?a breach occurs, traditional insurance may not be enough to cover the damages. Ensuring that your organization has adopted the appropriate cyber insurance can be valuable in the event of a breach.
