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When inpatient coding counts: Lessons from COVID-19 reporting
Source: JustCoding
Jannifer Owens, MSA, BSHA, CCS, and Denise Coast, RHIA, CCS, detail tips for reporting COVID-19 and say that we have a plethora of ICD-10-CM codes to help describe the patient story and we should use them to ensure optimal coding and enhanced data capture.
Court upholds CMS' hospital price transparency final rule
Source: HealthLeaders Media
Trump claims "BIG VICTORY for patients." The plaintiffs, led by the American Hospital Association, will appeal the ruling.
 

Revenue Cycle Advisor Subscriber Content

Note from the instructor: Hospitals continue to need clarity from CMS on billing telemedicine services
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
This week's note from the instructor examines places where new guidance from CMS on billing for telemedicine during the public health emergency falls short and what hospitals should do to ensure compliance with these billing policies.
 

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Q&A: Protecting against ransomware attacks
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: We’ve had staff members handling PHI remotely for the past month or so. We have not experienced any data breaches to my knowledge, but I’m a little worried as I read about the surge in hacks and ransomware targeting healthcare entities. What are the most important steps we can take as an organization to minimize the risk of being exploited?

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