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2022 ICD-10-CM update: Review new codes for COVID-19 symptoms, social determinants, and drug poisonings 
Source: Briefings on APCs
Read up on ICD-10-CM code updates for fiscal year 2022, including new codes for post-COVID-19 symptoms, social determinants of health, and poisonings by cannabis and synthetic cannabinoids.
Complex case: A challenging case solved by a social media fundraiser page
Source: Case Management Monthly
A 68-year-old man’s quest to improve his neighborhood leads to some unexpected impact on his health and recovery.
Creating a comprehensive physician education library
Source: HIM Briefings
Inadequate documentation is a common pain point for coding and CDI efforts. Learn how one organization created a documentation education resource for their physicians.
HIPAA Q&A: Patient access, COVID-19 requests, NPPs
Source: Briefings on HIPAA
Mary D. Brandt, MBA, RHIA, CHE, CHPS, answers submitted questions on a variety of HIPAA topics.
Note from the instructor: Quality provisions in the 2022 IPPS final rule
Source: Medicare Insider
This week's note from the instructor explores the quality provisions in the FY 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule. 
 

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Thursday, 8/26 - Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection System: Instrument Walkthrough Webinar
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2022 OPPS Proposed Rule: Prepare for CMS' Latest Changes

During this 90-minute program, expert speakers Jugna Shah, MPH, CHRI, and Valerie A. Rinkle, MPA, CHRI, will analyze the proposed rule and update you on what could be coming in 2022, including CMS' proposed reversal of its inpatient-only list elimination.
 

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This week in Medicare

This week's Medicare updates include billing and coding updates for COVID-19 booster shots, new items on the OIG Work Plan, a proposed decision memo on an NCD for Transvenous (Catheter) Pulmonary Embolectomy, and more!
 
 

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