Partners HealthCare System, Inc., notified more than 2,000 patients on February 5 that their protected health information may have been affected by a breach in 2017.
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Nonprofit health system notifies more than 2,000 patients of breach
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Partners HealthCare System, Inc., notified more than 2,000 patients on February 5 that their protected health information may have been affected by a breach in 2017.
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“If you didn’t use a 340B schedule, then you need to be careful, because those drugs are not subject to the reduction. You’ll want to notify CMS if there’s a certain drug for which you weren’t able to use the 340B pricing schedule."

- Angela Simmons, CPA, vice president of revenue and reimbursement at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
 

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CMS introduces voluntary bundled payment model
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
CMS announced a new voluntary bundled payment model in January called Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI Advanced). Bundled payments, like the ones established by BPCI Advanced, are designed to act as a carrot for healthcare organizations by offering them financial incentives to improve patient outcomes, better coordinate patient care, and rein in spending
 

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Q&A: Reporting 2018 CPT codes for compression dressing
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: What should we report if you have a compression dressing that was applied to the thigh, in addition to the lower leg, since CPT® code 29582 (multi-level compression bandage application, thigh to foot) was deleted for 2018? 

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