New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation on October 7 that prohibits ambulance and first response service providers from selling patient information to third parties for marketing purposes.
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New York bans emergency service providers from selling patient data
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation on October 7 that prohibits ambulance and first response service providers from selling patient information to third parties for marketing purposes.
Tip of the week
CMS recently published an updated listing of MLN Matters articles on topics relevant to preventive services. The updates include links to 2019 articles on flu resources, flu vaccine payments, and pre-diabetes services.
 

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Strategies to reach patients who are unwilling to accept resources
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The Violence Prevention Program at Johns Hopkins addresses a specific population, but many of the lessons learned can be applied to patients who are hesitant to accept resources. This article includes some of the program’s tips and strategies.
 

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Q&A: Reporting for patient with diabetes, CKD, and HTN in ICD-10-CM
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Q: A patient with Type 2 diabetes was admitted for hypoglycemia with metabolic encephalopathy. The patient also had stage 2 chronic kidney disease (CKD) and a diagnosis of hypertension (HTN). Which ICD-10-CM codes should we assign?

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