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News
Parent company of collection agency files for bankruptcy weeks after announcing massive breach
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau, the parent company of the American Medical Collection Agency, filed for Chapter 11 just weeks after announcing a data breach that affected over 19 million individuals.
Note from the speaker: Practical information for revenue integrity professionals
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
The Revenue Integrity Symposium is the only conference I have seen that is packed with sessions that will give revenue integrity professionals practical information that they can take back and institute the next day to help their facility success financially.
 

Revenue Cycle Advisor Subscriber Content

From the director’s desk: Using audits as an educational experience
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Medicare audits by quality improvement organizations and contractors have become a routine responsibility for directors of case management. Here are some practical and best-practice tips for successful audit outcomes.
 

Daily Q&A
Q&A: ICD-10-CM coding for ‘Type 1.5’ diabetes mellitus
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: A clinician documented "combination Type 1 and Type 2, diabetes mellitus in poor control." This condition is sometimes called Type 1.5 diabetes. What is the correct ICD-10-CM code assignment for Type 1.5 diabetes?

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Monday, 6/24 - Public Meeting Regarding New and Reconsidered Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Test Codes for the CLFS for CY 2020
Thursday, 6/27 - Hospital Co-location Listening Session
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Tuesday, 7/23 - Public Meeting of the Medicare Advisory Panel on Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests
 

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