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Navigating April OPPS updates: HCPCS coding for PLA tests, COVID-19 testing
Source: JustCoding
In its April update to the OPPS, CMS made effective new Proprietary Laboratory Analysis (PLA) codes for biochemical assays and billing codes for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) laboratory tests.
CMS approves $34 billion in Medicare payment advances
Source: HealthLeaders Media
The payment advances, essentially loans that will have to be paid back, were distributed under CMS' Accelerated and Advance Payment Program.
 

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Note from the instructor: A look at CMS’s COVID-19 interim final rule
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
This week's note from the instructor walks through the various provisions of CMS' interim final rule on policy and regulatory changes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
 

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Q&A: HIPAA protections on psychotherapy notes
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: What are the HIPAA protections for psychotherapy notes, and how do these differ from other forms of protected health information?

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