This week’s Medicare updates include a fact sheet on the end of the COVID-19 PHE, a fact sheet on changes to advance care planning, an OIG review of payments for definitive drug testing services, and more!
The Case Management Society of America (CMSA) released an update to its Standards of Practice in 2022, and all case managers should take note of the changes.
Remote therapeutic monitoring is one of the latest services to enter the virtual landscape since the COVID-19 public health emergency began. Debbie Jones, CPC, CCA, defines the services and reviews CPT guidance for reporting them.
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced two resolutions for potential HIPAA violations two months into 2023. These resolutions fall at opposite ends of the HIPAA compliance spectrum—cybersecurity and medical record access. Each is focused on the goal of protecting patient privacy.
This week’s Medicare updates include the extension of a publication date for a final rule on potential civil monetary penalties for failure to meet Medicare secondary payer reporting obligations, additional information on the end of the COVID-19 PHE, an implementation transmittal for additional sections of the Consolidated Appropriations Act and Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, and more!
