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PDGM implementation leads to home health therapy cuts
Source: ACDIS
Home health agencies across the country are grappling with a significant change in how Medicare pays for services, reported HealthLeaders Media. To qualify for services under the new system, a person must be homebound and in need of intermittent skilled care (less than eight hours a day) from nurses or therapists.
Tip of the week
On February 20, the World Health Organization announced a new emergency ICD-10 code for the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). ICD-10 code U07.1 (COVID-19 acute respiratory disease) can be reported on death certificates in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also released new ICD-10-CM guidance for reporting respiratory illnesses as consequences of COVID-19.
 

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Director's desk: The nurse case manager shortage
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Case management leaders were warned of an impending nurse case manager shortage 10 years ago, and now it is upon us. The U.S. Bureau of Labor has estimated that U.S. healthcare organizations will be short at least 1 million nurses by 2022.
 

Daily Q&A
Q&A: CPT coding for an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: What CPT codes would you use to report an anterior cervical discectomy and interbody fusion performed at the same level during the same session?

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