Inova Health System, a nonprofit healthcare provider based out of Merrifield, Virginia, reported a breach on September 9 affecting 1,045,270 individuals, according to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) breach portal.
Q: Following a breach, many organizations post a breach notification letter to their website. Is there a particular spot on the site that it must be posted? Can the link to the notification letter be posted anywhere on the homepage?
The American Medical Association (AMA) on September 8 published two new CPT codes for novel coronavirus (COVID-19)-related services, including one that accounts for additional supplies and clinical staff time used to mitigate spread of the virus.
Q: In the 2021 OPPS proposed rule, CMS suggested that there is no longer a need for the inpatient-only list. What could this mean for case managers going forward?
Q: Can modifier -59 (distinct procedural service) be used to bypass the NCCI edit that bundles CPT codes 11055 for lesion removal and 11721 for nail debridement?
The American Hospital Association (AHA) asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to rehear a July 17 decision in favor of CMS’ site-neutral payment policy, the AHA announced September 1.
Q: Many organizations have outsourced their PHI disposal for years. With coronavirus limiting the number of people coming in and out of medical facilities, what are your suggestions for organizations that now have to take care of PHI disposal themselves? What are the most important things to remember when handling this process?
Q: While telemedicine is becoming ubiquitous, we must face the reality that not every patient is capable of effectively accessing or utilizing these tools. What are your suggestions for helping these patients?
Utah Pathology Services, Inc. experienced an email hack in late June that may have exposed the personal information of 112,124 individuals, according to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) breach report.
