CMS extended the timeline for organizations to repay payments received under its Accelerated and Advance Payment program, according to a fact sheet released October 8.
University of Missouri Health Care (MU Health Care), a health system located in Columbia, Missouri, on September 17 reported a security incident that potentially affected 189,736 individuals, according to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) breach report.
The American Medical Association (AMA) released two new CPT codes October 7 for reporting antigen tests that detect the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and influenza.
Q: We are having trouble with a case that involves an Implantation of a cardiac resynchronization therapy-pacemaker (CRT-P) with three leads and an envelope since our facility is new to using pacemaker envelopes. How should this procedure be reported in ICD-10-PCS?
Revenue integrity experts shared advice and lessons learned over the past months during day one of Revenue Integrity and Reimbursement Strategies: A NAHRI Virtual Event.
Q: If an individual requests an electronic copy of protected health information (PHI) and the covered entity (CE) maintains that particular record only on paper, what is the standard procedure? Can a paper copy suffice? Does the covered entity need to find a way to deliver the record electronically?
Q: It seems that telemedicine is here to stay, but perhaps not every patient is ready to use telemedicine. What are your best strategies for assessing a person's abilities with technology?
Universal Health Services (UHS), one of the nation’s largest hospital management companies, on September 27 suffered a cyberattack that resulted in the company disconnecting all systems and temporarily shutting down its network.
