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$61.8 million upcoding case against health system dismissed
Source: ACDIS
A judge recently dismissed a whistleblower case brought against a Texas-based health system for allegedly upcoding diagnoses including severe malnutrition, encephalopathy, and respiratory failure.
OIG: CMS should extend its price substitution policy for Part B drugs
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
CMS could have saved its beneficiaries an additional $2.9 million in 2017 had it implemented a more expansive price substitution policy for Part B drugs, according to an Office of Inspector General (OIG) report. 
 

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HIPAA Q&A: Out-of-state patients, voice assistant compliance, APIs, and minor privacy rights
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Our expert answers HIPAA questions about out-of-state patients, smartphones, and HIPAA training.
 

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Q&A: Billing for separate, unrelated items in a clinical trial
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: How do we bill for items provided to a patient participating in a clinical trial that are not listed on the billing intention?

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