This week's Medicare updates include a publication date extension for a final rule on Medicare secondary payer reporting obligations and penalties and more.
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Tackle remote therapeutic monitoring coding and CPT changes for 2023
Source: Briefings on APCs
Remote therapeutic monitoring is one of the latest services to enter the virtual landscape since the COVID-19 public health emergency began. Debbie Jones, CPC, CCA, defines these services and reviews CPT guidance for reporting them.
Finding opportunities for revenue cycle automation
Source: HIM Briefings
Automation has become an essential part of the revenue cycle toolkit at many organizations. Correctly applied, it can boost compliance, reduce edits and denials, and free staff from the burden of simple, repetitive tasks.
Updated CMSA standards focus on critical tasks
Source: Case Management Monthly
The Case Management Society of America (CMSA) released an update to its Standards of Practice in 2022, and all case managers should take note of the changes.
2023 starts with two OCR settlements
Source: Briefings on HIPAA
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced two new resolutions for potential HIPAA violations. Despite falling at opposite ends of the HIPAA compliance spectrum, the new cybersecurity and medical record access resolutions remain focused on patient privacy.
 

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This week’s Medicare updates include a publication date extension for a final rule on Medicare secondary payer reporting obligations and penalties, guidance on the COVID-19 public health emergency conclusion, an implementation transmittal for sections of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, and more!
 
 

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