The OIG recently released a data brief on billing risks associated with Medicare telehealth services during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wednesday, October 12, 2022

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Use the OIG’s data brief on telehealth to boost your compliance efforts
Source: Briefings on APCs
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released a data brief on billing risks associated with Medicare telehealth services during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Delve into documentation and ICD-10-PCS coding for debridement
Source: HIM Briefings
Debridement is the medical removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue from a wound to improve healing. Review the different types of debridement and the associated documentation and coding requirements.
Gifts for post-discharge referrals, anti-kickback violations remain a focus
Source: Case Management Monthly
In recent years, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) has taken aim at case managers and discharge planners who violated federal anti-kickback statutes—specifically those who took items or payments in exchange for post-acute referrals.
Cures Act standards and specifications deadlines approach for providers and technology companies
Source: Briefings on HIPAA
Since October 6, the definition of electronic health information (EHI) has included “the entire scope of the EHI definition [i.e., ePHI that is or would be in a Designated Record Set (DRS)].”
 

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