March 29, 2019
News & Insights

A recent phishing scam targeting the Oregon Department of Human Services resulted in a data breach that affected at least 350,000 Oregon residents.

March 29, 2019
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Q: I’m new to coding and am having trouble understanding how to find the correct MS-DRG for a patientCould you walk me through the process?

March 28, 2019
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The National Association of Healthcare Revenue Integrity is conducting its annual State of the Revenue Integrity Industry survey, and we want to hear about your revenue integrity experience.

March 28, 2019
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Q: What is the difference between "consent" and "authorization" under the HIPAA Privacy Rule?

March 26, 2019
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Case managers face countless challenges when dealing with end-of-life care, and with less than 50% of Medicare beneficiaries utilizing hospice programming, changes had to be made.

March 25, 2019
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Q: What language can we add to our contracts to discourage payers from diverting patients to other hospitals based solely on cost?

March 22, 2019
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Q: What new CPT codes for urinary procedures did the American Medical Association introduce for calendar year 2019?

March 22, 2019
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A bipartisan group of over a dozen senators called on HHS Secretary Alex Azar to change privacy protections related to substance abuse patients' health records. 

March 20, 2019
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A recent study found that hospitals may see lower revenue and higher uncompensated care costs in states that implement Medicaid work requirements. States-specific Medicaid program designs may help to mitigate the potential impact, depending on how many beneficiaries lose coverage.

March 15, 2019
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Q: We had a patient with hemorrhagic cystitis. Our preprocedural plan was a cystoscopy with a bladder biopsy and cauterization. How should this be reported in ICD-10-PCS? We are having trouble choosing between Control or another root operation, and we are getting different MS-DRGs depending how the procedure is reported.

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