The U.S. Senate passed its amendment to H.R. 6, the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018, on Monday in a 99-1 vote to address the United States’ ongoing opioid addiction epidemic.
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Senate passes the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
The U.S. Senate passed its amendment to H.R. 6, the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018, on Monday in a 99-1 vote to address the United States’ ongoing opioid addiction epidemic.
Patients blame hospitals for high medical bills
Source: HealthLeaders Media
When asked which groups are most responsible for surprise medical bills, 82% said hospitals were "very" or "somewhat" responsible.
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Ensure accurate reporting of modifier -25 at your facility
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Modifiers -25 and -27 are used in the outpatient facility setting on E/M services. Learn more about how these modifiers should be applied in accordance with coding and Medicare guidelines.
 

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Q&A: Querying for CKD stage without a baseline creatinine
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Q: We recently had a patient come in with acute kidney injury. The patient had clinical indicators for chronic kidney disease (CKD), but their baseline creatinine was unknown. The patient has daily labs for 72 hours already, so would it be appropriate to query for the CKD stage even though the physician is documenting “unknown baseline"?

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