Review updated guidance and CPT coding for SLAP repairs as well as biceps tenotomy and tenodesis procedures to reduce audit risk.
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Master CPT coding for arthroscopic shoulder repairs
Source: JustCoding
Medicare guidelines for reporting arthroscopic shoulder surgeries have changed significantly over the past decade. Review updated guidance and CPT coding for SLAP repairs as well as biceps tenotomy and tenodesis procedures to reduce audit risk.
'Deeply disappointed': Hospitals urge CMS to change course on 2019 OPPS rule
Source: HealthLeaders Media
Two major hospital groups suggested separately that CMS had overstepped its legal authority in proposals for next year.
 

Revenue Cycle Advisor Subscriber Content

Note from the instructor: A new exception to the Medicare Secondary Payer Questionnaire
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
This week's note from the instructor discusses a new exception to the Medicare Secondary Payer Questionnaire process that could reduce the frequency of when these questions need to be asked and enhance patient satisfaction. 
 

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Q&A: Retaining the records of out-of-state patients
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: How long are we required to retain the records of out-of-state patients? Do we follow HIPAA’s record retention requirements, our state record retention requirements, or the record retention requirements of the state in which the patient lives?

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