The plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against Premera Blue Cross over a 2015 data breach now allege that the health insurance company destroyed key evidence.
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Premera accused of destroying evidence following data breach
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
The plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against Premera Blue Cross over a 2015 data breach now allege that the health insurance company destroyed key evidence, according to new documents filed in August.
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“Unlike an open abdominal aortic aneurysms repair, the intent of an endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is not to replace the diseased segment of the aorta but rather to restrict the flow of blood into the aneurysmal sac. This means when reporting an EVAR in ICD-10-PCS, the root operation will be Restriction." -Adriane Martin, DO, FACOS, CCDS
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