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Worried about the complexities of the new rules under OPPS and APCs? Briefings on APCs helps you understand the new rules and how they impact hospital health information management systems and processes, coding, billing, and reimbursement.

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Issue 2, February 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Code and guideline changes spread throughout surgery ­subsections

  In total, the AMA added 60 new codes throughout the surgery section of the 2012 CPT® Manual, 18...

• Note major updates to pathology and laboratory section

  Coders can find the largest number of new codes in the pathology and laboratory section of the 2012...

• Defining 'integral' tricky for self-administered drugs

  Self-administered drugs present a significant issue for coders, especially when considering how...

• This Month's Coding Q&A

  Q We're struggling with nursing documentation of stop times for IV infusions (e.g., piggybacks and...

Issue 1, January 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• CMS finalizes numerousprovider-friendly OPPS changes for CY 2012

  Fortunately for providers, CMS decided not to cap outpatient payment rates for cardiac...

• Reevaluate charge setting in light of 2012 OPPS final rule

  Hospitals received a timely reminder about the importance of properly setting charges in CMS' 2012...

• This Month's Coding Q&A

  Our coding experts answer your questions about determining ED visit level, coding open reduction...

• Briefings on APCs 2011 index

  Track down that hard-to-find Briefings on APCs article. Use our index to find articles we published...