The annual cost of hospital inpatient spending from commercially insured patients was more than $200 billion in 2018, according to a study from the UnitedHealthcare Group.
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Study: Commercial plan spending for hospital care tops $200 billion in 2018
Source: ACDIS
The annual cost of hospital inpatient spending from commercially insured patients was more than $200 billion in 2018, according to a study from the UnitedHealthcare Group.
2020 CPT code update includes new codes for E/M services, device implantations
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
The American Medical Association recently released the 2020 CPT code set, adding 248 new codes, including many for online evaluation and management (E/M) services and drug-delivery device implantations, set to go into effect January 1.
 

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Just say ‘yes’: Government putting patients at the center of records access requests
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Patients are getting emboldened in the digital age and want quicker, more efficient—immediate, really—access to medical records. Further, the government is reinforcing existing regulations and creating new rules around data sharing.
 

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Q&A: Coding for a canceled inpatient-only procedure
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: How should we handle canceled inpatient-only procedures? Are these are still coded to the full intended procedure under OPPS and modified with a -73 or -74 modifier?

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