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MACRA Payment Reforms Finalized
HHS says the new payment system for Medicare clinicians provides flexible options that encourage 'pick-your-pace' participation by small practices and sole practitioners. It goes into effect in January.
Clinic Pays Ransom to Regain Access to EMR
A New Jersey clinic locked out of its computer systems by ransomware opted to pay the hackers to regain access. 
Coding Pediatric Chronic Lung Disease
Some pediatric physicians frequently document chronic lung disease. Unfortunately, the condition is not specific enough to accurately code a patient’s severity, says Leah Savage, RN, MSN, CCDS, clinical documentation specialist at Kosair Children’s Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.
 

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Clarify Coding and Billing Rules for 2017 Pregnancy Diagnoses

The first update to ICD-10-CM contains thousands of changes affecting nearly every chapter, including those for pregnancy conditions. Join expert speaker Lori-Lynne A. Webb, CPC, CCS-P, CCP, CHDA, COBGC, CDIP, as she reviews the updates and the documentation providers will need to include for coders to report these diagnoses.
 

    

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