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Living in the Healthcare Data Breach Era

Source: HealthLeaders Media


Healthcare information and security officers are leading efforts to avoid cyberattacks through training and tools as 81% of healthcare executives say that their organizations’ systems have been compromised during the past two years.


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Outpatient Code Editor Clarifications

Source: Medicare Compliance Watch


The April Integrated Outpatient Code Editor had a large volume of clarifications and changes to correct issues with processing claims related to new policies adopted in January. This article will explain when organizations can reprocess claims that were negatively affect by the edits.


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Proper Coding Isn’t the Only Requirement to Avoid Sterilization Denials

Source: JustCoding


Providers need to keep more in mind than just diagnosis and procedure coding when performing sterilizations for men and women. Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, COBGC, CDIP, reviews the requirements for sterilizations and the part coders can play in avoiding denials.


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Daily Q&A

Q&A: Sending Lab Results to Pharmacies

Source: Briefings on HIPAA


Is a patient participating in the Clozapine REMS Program required to sign a release of information for us to be able to send his or her latest blood draw results to an outside pharmacy, or is sharing the results with the outside pharmacy considered part of the Clozapine program?


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