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News

HHS advises organizations to downloaded latest Microsoft patches, warns of malware threat
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
State-sponsored hackers may be planning to exploit multiple Microsoft vulnerabilities to launch large-scale attacks against healthcare organizations.
Tip of the week

A covered entity or business associate that isn’t in compliance with state privacy, security, and breach notification laws is not in compliance with HIPAA, and is at risk of facing both federal and state penalties.
 

Revenue Cycle Advisor Subscriber Content

From the director’s desk: The future of ED case management
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
The ED will soon no longer serve as the welcome mat for the community because the role of the entire hospital in the continuum of healthcare services is going through rapid transformation.
 

Daily Q&A

Q&A: Charging set-up fees for multiple procedures
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: When multiple procedures are performed, is it appropriate to charge an additional set-up fee? For example, a facility performs a colonoscopy and an esophagogastroduodenoscopy, which took a total of 20 minutes in the procedure room. The facility charged two set-up fees plus an additional five minutes of OR time. Would this be considered a duplicate charge?

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Email your questions for consideration in the Revenue Cycle Daily Advisor. Note: We do not guarantee that all questions will be answered.
 

Upcoming CMS Events

Wednesday 6/28 - CLIA Certificate of Provider-performed Microscopy Webcast
Thursday 6/29 - Improvements to the Medicare Claims Appeal Process and Statistical Sampling Call
Monday 7/31 - Public Meeting Regarding New and Reconsidered Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Test Codes
Tuesday 8/1 - Public Meeting for the Medicare Advisory Panel on Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests
 

Product Spotlight

Case Management Models: Best Practices for Health Systems and ACOs, Second Edition

The role of case management in healthcare settings is continuously evolving to meet the needs of patients and manage the quality, financial, and legal risks health systems and accountable care organizations face. This book offers insight into how to structure case management models across the continuum of care.
 

    

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Innovative Approaches to Optimizing Revenue Cycle Operations

This roundtable examines strategies for reducing claim denials and crafting comprehensive billing statements for patients.
 
 

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