UnitedHealthcare and the American Medical Association have launched a collaboration to create nearly two dozen ICD-10 codes to better incorporate social determinants of health into healthcare delivery.
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Perfecting reporting for accurate COPD, MS-DRG capture
Source: JustCoding
Joe Rivet, JD, CCS-P, CPC, CEMC, CHC, CCEP, CHRC, CHPC, CICA, CPMA, CAC, CACO, writes that proper reporting and documentation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will help ensure accurate MS-DRG assignment and strengthen cases during inpatient audits.
UnitedHealthcare, AMA push new ICD-10 codes for social determinants of health
Source: HealthLeaders Media
UnitedHealthcare and the American Medical Association (AMA) have launched a collaboration to create nearly two dozen ICD-10 codes to better incorporate social determinants of health into healthcare delivery.
 

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Note from the instructor: CMS continues to expand telehealth services, but are practices billing appropriately?
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This week's note from the instructor examines current Medicare coverage and standards for telehealth services. 
 

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Q&A: Sharing records for a public health project
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Q: An investigator from the state health department called the clinic where I work and asked for health records to collect vaccination data for a public health project. Is it a HIPAA violation to share that data?

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