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Government removes daily COVID-19 reporting option, HHS unveils new database
Source: ACDIS
​After the federal government ordered hospitals to stop sending COVID-19 patient data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and instead send it directly to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), HHS has unveiled a new website of the hospitalization data.
AMA releases new CPT codes for COVID-19 laboratory testing
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
The AMA on August 10 announced four new CPT® codes for reporting COVID-19 laboratory testing, including two codes for reporting severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 antibody detection.
 

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Addressing HIPAA myths and providing answers
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Have you ever heard someone say, “I can’t tell you because HIPAA says I can’t”? Often, that’s not true.
 

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Q&A: Documenting malnutrition as a secondary diagnosis
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Q: What documentation elements are required to support a secondary diagnosis of malnutrition? Can the diagnosis be made based on lab results?

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