Outpatient coders and billers must be able to interpret potentially confusing documentation elements for drug administration services and know what to do when key elements, such as infusion time, are missing from an order.
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Resolve 2019 CPT documentation and billing challenges for intravenous drug administration services
Source: JustCoding
Outpatient coders and billers must be able to interpret potentially confusing documentation elements for drug administration services and know what to do when key elements, such as infusion time, are missing from an order. 
Four takeaways from pharma testimony at Senate drug pricing hearing
Source: HealthLeaders Media
Major industry leaders defended themselves against accusations of immoral price hikes, telling senators that they intend to provide patients with affordable access to cutting-edge medical breakthroughs.
 

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Note from the instructor: MPFS quarterly update includes new post-discharge home visit codes
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
This week's note from the instructor explores the new codes for the post-discharge home visit waiver included in the April 2019 update of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS). 
 

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Q&A: Discussing appointments of friends and family in a doctor's office
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: At the doctor's office where I work, patients are often friends or family members of staff. I heard in passing that my co-worker's boyfriend was coming in for an appointment later that day, when I mentioned it to the co-worker, she said she would be filing a complaint for a HIPAA violation. Is this really a HIPAA violation? 

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