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Review recent guidance, inpatient reporting for COVID-19
Source: JustCoding
Yvette DeVay, MHA, CPC, CPMA, CIC, writes that because novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a new disease, there is still much to learn about how the disease is spread and what severity of illness it causes. For these reasons and more, many inpatient coders are finding this virus hard to report.
Chicago ACO uses AI to reach most vulnerable COVID-19 members
Source: HealthLeaders Media
The ACO network, which includes Rush University Medical Center and Sinai Health System, uses machine learning solution to identify and risk stratify members with social and medical risks.
 

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Note from the instructor: Proposed changes to the Comprehensive Joint Replacement Model
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
This week's note from the instructor examines the key proposals from the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement Model proposed rule.
 

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Q&A: Inappropriate disclosures of PHI
Source: Revenue Cyle Advisor
Q: An employee in a psychiatric hospital’s billing department sees a fellow parishioner’s name. He calls other parishioners to tell them that this individual is a patient at the hospital. Is this an acceptable disclosure?

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