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APCs Weekly Monitor
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Q/A: May we bill an E/M code for a wound care first visit
Q. Several of our facilities that include hospital-based outpatient wound care clinics have... -
Tip: Determine the number of specimens to code surgical pathology correctly
If you perform a level IV surgical pathology (88305) on more than one specimen from the same...
CDI Strategies
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Tip: Take the time to review the H&P and progress notes
CDI specialists often underestimate the importance of the dictated history and physical (H&P... -
News: Simple mistakes cause profound costs
Sometimes documentation mistakes caught by CDI professionals are the simple ones. Like an incorrect...
Coding Educator
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Go Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Breast cancer is a personal issue for me. There are several members of my family who have either... -
Class Act
Class Act
HIM Connection
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Q&A: Obtaining acknowledgement of notice of privacy
Q. Must we obtain a patient’s acknowledgement that he or she has received the notice of... -
Documentation Compliance Plan
In addition to policies and procedures, HIPAA has provisions related to documentation. These...
HIPAA Weekly Advisor
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Q&A: prescription records
Q. May a spouse obtain the prescription records of an incarcerated spouse without written... -
CVS to pay $2.25 million settlement for potential privacy breaches
CVS will pay the price for potential privacy breaches on millions of patients’ records.
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New HHS Web site
HHS launched a new Web site including content on HIPAA regulations under a user-friendly format.
JustCoding News: Inpatient
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Healthcare happenings: Medicare makes Medically Unlikely Edits available to the public
CMS announced that it will publish the majority of its Medically Unlikely Edits (MUE) as of October...
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New on JustCoding Platinum!
New on JustCoding Platinum! -
Improve your CDI program with severity adjusted data
There is a new focus on capturing severity of illness (SOI) and risk of mortality (ROM), and...
Medicare Weekly Update
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CMS Public Events: No events this week
There are no public events this week.
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Sign up for our FREE MedicareFind webcast!
Let us show you what MedicareFind can do and why it's the most efficient way to FIND what you need... -
Regulations: CMS displays OPPS, MPFS final rules for 2010, and more
On October 30, CMS released a display copy of the OPPS final rule for CY 2010.
The RAC Report
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Region B and D RACs post new issues, all states now approved for audits
CGI, the RAC for Region B, has posted three new issues for review in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky... -
CMS releases new FAQ on N432
On October 15 CMS released an FAQ on the appearance of code N432 on remittance advice.