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Medicare Advantage plans to receive 1.66% payment increase in 2021
Source: ACDIS
CMS has published the CY 2021 Rate Announcement, which finalizes the Medicare Advantage and Part D payment methodologies for CY 2021.
CMS final rule expands ACO application cycle and removes barriers to home health planning
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
In an interim final rule with comment period issued April 30, CMS makes financial adjustments to benefit accountable care organizations (ACO) and grants greater flexibility to home health providers for the review and certification of patient care plans.
Do providers need a ‘history of COVID-19’ ICD-10-CM code?
With the rapid release and implementation of codes related to COVID-19 testing and diagnosis, do you think providers should have a specific code to report a patient’s “history of COVID-19”? Please take this brief, one-question quiz to let us know your thoughts!
 

Revenue Cycle Advisor Subscriber Content

HIPAA Q&A: Disclosures during legal proceedings, altering training methods for different staff
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
This month's HIPAA Q&A addresses permitted PHI disclosures to law enforcement, modifying training practices by staff type, covered entities disclosing PHI for litigation purposes, and more.
 

Daily Q&A

Q&A: Establishing a revenue cycle compliance committee
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: What titles should be considered necessary members of a revenue cycle compliance committee? What structure should it follow?

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Upcoming CMS Events

Tuesday, 5/5 - COVID-19: Home Health and Hospice Call
Wednesday, 5/6 - COVID-19: Nursing Homes Call
Thursday, 5/7 - Ground Ambulance Organizations: Data Collection for Medicare Providers Call
Friday, 5/8 - COVID-19: Lessons from the Front Lines Call
 

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During this 90-minute live and on-demand webinar, Gloria Miller, CPC, CPMA, CPPM, will review the latest ICD-10-CM codes for different types of wounds and associated complications as well as CPT coding for wound care management. Miller will discuss best practices for wound care documentation, coding, and billing, and she will review substantial updates to the E/M reporting guidelines.
 

    

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