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Fifty employees fired for accessing actor Jussie Smollett’s medical record
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
At least 50 employees of Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago were fired for accessing the medical record of actor Jussie Smollett without authorization, according to NBC Chicago. 
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"Hospitals should consider using medical documentation templates to ensure that clinicians provide the appropriate information to confirm the clinical events that occurred. Such templates drive standardization and aid the charge segregation process." — Angela Lynne Simmons, CPA 
 

Revenue Cycle Advisor Subscriber Content

CMS issues revised information about status determinations for total knee arthroplasty
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
The disappearing MLN Matters® on total knee arthroplasty is back. CMS reissued it on January 24 with fixes to some—but not all—of the problems in the initial version.
 

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Q&A: Control versus other root operations
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: We had a patient with hemorrhagic cystitis. Our pre-procedural plan was a cystoscopy with a bladder biopsy and cauterization. How should this be reported in ICD-10-PCS? 

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