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Discharge summary integrity is critical to hospital data quality and pay-for-performance
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Probably the most onerous duty physicians have is the preparation of the inpatient discharge summary, especially after a long or complicated hospital stay.
Medicare updates: This week's regulatory changes
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
This week’s Medicare updates include the delay of the effective date of the Advancing Care Coordination Through Episode Payment Models; Cardiac Rehabilitation Incentive Payment Model; and Changes to the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model; a quarterly update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule database; ICD-10 coding revisions to National Coverage Determinations; and more!
Healthcare data breaches up 40% since 2015
Source: HealthLeaders Media
Reports of hacking and insider theft are at an all-time high in the healthcare industry.
HIM Briefings’ 2017 EHR benchmarking survey
HIM Briefings is conducting a benchmarking survey on EHR operationalization and use, and we would appreciate your input. Please take a few moments to complete the survey here. We will select one respondent at random to win his or her choice of a complimentary HCPro webinar. To enter to win, please include your contact information at the end of the survey once you have answered the questions.
 

Daily Q&A
Q&A: Hitting edits when reporting moderate sedation
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: We have claims that are hitting an edit between a procedure HCPCS code and the new codes for moderate sedation (99151–99153). Since moderate sedation is no longer inherent in any procedure beginning January 1, why are these scenarios hitting an edit?

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