This week’s Medicare updates include an FAQ on the PHE conclusion, a fact sheet on hospital price transparency enforcement updates, and HCPCS application summaries and coding recommendations.
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Examine documentation improvement strategies for the 2023 CPT updates
Source: Briefings on APCs
The 2023 update to the CPT manual had almost every chapter undergoing some form of change. In this article, Aimee L. Wilcox, CPMA, CCS-P, CST, MA, MT, delves into some of the major changes to E/M coding and considerations for documentation integrity.
Address sepsis documentation and ICD-10-CM coding concerns
Source: HIM Briefings
Sepsis is a systemic, deleterious response to infection that can lead to severe sepsis and septic shock. Brush up on sepsis criteria, as well as documentation and coding guidelines.
How to prepare for the return of the three-day stay SNF requirement
Source: Case Management Monthly
One of the biggest changes that will take place when the COVID-19 public health emergency ends on May 11 is the reintroduction of the three-day stay skilled nursing facility (SNF) requirement.
Digging deep into patients’ right to access
Source: Briefings on HIPAA
The Office for Civil Rights reached another resolution in January during its ongoing effort to ensure the comprehensive enforcement of the HIPAA Privacy Rule’s right of access provision.
 

CMS Events

Tuesday, May 30 - Public Meeting for New Revisions to the HCPCS Codes
Thursday, June 22 - Public Meeting Regarding New and Reconsidered Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Test Codes for the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule for CY 2024
Wednesday, July 19 - Medicare Advisory Panel on Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests Meeting
 

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