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COVID-19 delays interoperability rules
Source: ACDIS
Implementation of two historic rules set to implement interoperability and patient access provisions of the Cures Act, have been postponed until April 5, 2021.
Tip of the week
On January 7, CMS published a Memorandum to Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAO), Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) sponsors, and Medicare-Medicaid Plans (MMP) regarding COVID-19 vaccine data. CMS stated that while vaccine claims for the vast majority of Medicare beneficiaries--including MA, PDP, and MMP beneficiaries--will be processed through FFS Medicare, CMS will allow these plans to request certain beneficiary data pertaining to the vaccine to ensure their enrollees receive both doses of the vaccine.
 

Revenue Cycle Advisor Subscriber Content

Doctor’s appointments may be falling by the wayside during the COVID-19 pandemic
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Are your patients skipping needed appointments? A research letter titled Trends in Outpatient Care Delivery and Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the U.S., published in November by JAMA Internal Medicine, hints that this may be the case.
 

Daily Q&A
Q&A: ICD-10-CM coding for ectopic pregnancies
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: What is an ectopic pregnancy and how would we report this condition in ICD-10-CM?

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