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This month's coding Q&A
Source: Medicare Compliance Watch
Our experts answer questions related to ICD-10-CM weeks of gestation coding, determing covered observation services, and more. 
Medicare updates: This week's regulatory changes
Source: Medicare Compliance Watch
This week’s Medicare updates include finalization of two new payment models, the January 2017 update of the ASC Payment System, an OIG report on vulnerabilities that remain under CMS' 2-Midnight Rule, and more!
How two systems cut postacute care costs and raised quality
Source: HealthLeaders Media
Health systems are creating preferred networks and monitoring provider services to cut length of stay, reduce readmissions, and improve outcomes.
 

Daily Q&A

Q&A: Misdirected faxes
Source: Medicare Compliance Watch
Q: Our modem dialed the correct fax number but a switch in the phone company's system misdirected some pages of the fax to a wrong number. Are we in violation of HIPAA even though it is not our fault?

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Upcoming CMS Events

Thursday, 1/5 - Special Open Door Forum: Home Oxygen Clinical Data Elements
Wednesday, 1/11 -  Hospital Open Door Forum
Thursday, 1/12 - IRF-PAI Therapy Information Data Collection Call
Tuesday, 1/17 - ESRD QIP: Payment Year 2020 Final Rule Call
 

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Prepare for the 2017 CPT Updates

In this on-demand webinar, Expert speakers Shannon E. McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CCDS, and Peggy S. Blue, MPH, CPC, CCS-P, CEMC, cover the CPT coding and guideline changes most significant to your organization and also review pertinent anatomical and technological details to help you understand how to apply the new codes.
 

    

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