HIPAA requires covered entities to protect and confidentially handle patients’ protected health information. Organizations must remain vigilant or they risk violating HIPAA.
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Working beyond the minimum HIPAA requirements
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
HIPAA requires covered entities to protect and confidentially handle patients’ protected health information. Organizations must remain vigilant or they risk violating HIPAA.
Tip of the week

"Some payers may request modifiers -RT and -LT on different line items instead of modifier -50. Other payers may want bilateral services represented on two lines with modifier -50 on the second line."-- Susan E. Garrison, CHCA, CHCAS, CCS-P, CHC, CPAR, CPC, COC
 

Revenue Cycle Advisor Subscriber Content

Study: Medicare readmission measures may not truly reflect care quality
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Does your performance under the HRRP truly reflect the quality of care at your organization? There can be vast differences in 30-day hospital readmission rates for patients and conditions studied under the Medicare program, compared to other patients at an organization.
 

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Q&A: Proper reporting of laterality modifiers
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: I am confused about the difference between the laterality modifiers -LT (left side) and -RT (right side) and modifier -50 (bilateral procedure). Can you explain?

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