Follow these three rules to ensure HIPAA compliance. Patient safety comes first in an emergency — but that’s no reason to abandon privacy and security. And that’s why even in the most dire situation, healthcare workers are always encouraged to [...]
Ask yourself these 3 questions to ensure HIPAA compliance. The care and treatment of patients comes first in an emergency. But even in the most dire situation, healthcare workers are always encouraged to keep HIPAA protocols intact to ensure the [...]
Your media-related policies should focus on protecting patient privacy. Reality television shows may be exceptionally popular these days, but the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) isn’t a fan — especially when film crews have access to patients’ protected health [...]
Question: How should I report a 60-minute infusion of 508.92 mg of Vectibix for a patient with a primary neoplasm of the right colon? Florida Subscriber Answer: For a 60-minute infusion of Vectibix, you should report the administration using 96413 [...]
New guidelines warn against coding complications "just because." It's the last hurrah for new ICD-9 codes as the transition to ICD-10 ramps up. Changes for fiscal year 2013 are expected to be minimal (emergency updates only), but changes for 2012 [...]
New guidelines warn against coding complications "just because." The 2012 update marked the last hurrah for new ICD-9 codes as the transition to ICD-10 ramps up. Changes for fiscal year 2013 are expected to be minimal (emergency updates only), but [...]
Find out how closely your OASIS C form should match CMS'. Don't bother to print a huge stack of OASIS C forms until the dust settles. You now have another new version to contend with, and questions about the data [...]
You'll see some payments drop 80 percent - and others rise 500 percent Brace yourselves, coders: You'll be earning about $500 less for ureteroscopies through ureterostomies performed in the office in 2005 - but you also may see up to [...]
Deciphering complex comprehensive EPS reports can be challenging, but the process can be made more manageable if you take the time to communicate with electrophysiologists, coding experts stress. "If coders do not have the cooperation of the physicians and do [...]
You have to come out with your guns blazing when it's time to show your intermediary that a patient's pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) services are medically necessary and by the book. This includes following your LMRP's guidelines for documentation and approving [...]
