Chris Johnson, vice president of revenue cycle management for Atrium Health, shares two lessons about how the organization made billing easier for its patients.
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HHS increases civil monetary penalties for HIPAA violations
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) increased civil monetary penalties for HIPAA administrative simplification violations on November 5 in accordance with the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.  
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Chris Johnson, vice president of revenue cycle management for Atrium Health, shares two lessons about how the organization made billing easier for its patients.
 

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2020 MPFS final rule confirms E/M overhaul, updated rates, and new codes
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
In the 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule, CMS put a stamp of approval on its previous proposals to overhaul how medical practices will report office and outpatient E/M services in 2021.
 

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Q&A: Reporting CVA and hemiplegia
Source: ACDIS

Q: If the primary diagnosis is cerebral vascular accident (CVA), can we have a secondary diagnosis of hemiplegia to add a complication or comorbidity? Or is this considered in the same Major Diagnostic Category, diseases and disorders of the nervous system?

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