HIPAA’s Privacy and Security Rules specify 18 data elements that an individual could use as a means to determine a patient’s identity. The majority of this vulnerable data are easily…
CMS recently released the fiscal year (FY) 2021 ICD-10-PCS code set, which includes 544 new codes for Fragmentations of the veins and arteries, Drainages of the pelvic cavity, and Imaging…
From a compliance exposure perspective, we believe that the HIPAA risk associated with sending PHI abroad is simply untenable. HIPAA is an American law that does not extend beyond our…
Overview of Proposed Rule Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to amend the methodology and other requirements for the U.S. Department of Health…
The FY21 ICD-10-CM codes will be finalized this month. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the final FY21 ICD-10-PCS codes on May 28, 2020 which was earlier…
What you need to know about payment parity, coding, advocacy and more from our experts. Payment parity CMS’ announcement of telehealth reimbursement payment parity is a huge win for our…
Healthcare costs and healthcare payments are closely tied, but worlds apart. As the COVID-19 episode slowly winks out (for now), hundreds of millions of Americans are confused, paying higher premiums…
Did you know that the United States has over 6,000 hospitals? Unfortunately, not all of them can provide high-quality treatment due to the lack of equipment. If you’re running a…
Healthcare professionals across the globe have emerged as the true heroes of the COVID-19 crisis. Through a mission of care and compassion, they deliver urgent medical support for those battling…
The Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed Rule for the 2021 fiscal year was published on May 11 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Comments are due…
HRSA is not a HIPAA-covered entity, so the official coding rules do not need to be followed when submitting claims. EDITOR’S NOTE: On this week’s Monitor Mondays, Dr. Ronald Hirsch…
Several doctors have created a guide to quickly implement an outpatient telemedicine program during the COVID-19 pandemic. The toolkit, published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, discusses…
The global market for the durable medical equipment (DME) is predicted to reach up to USD 246.6 billion by the year 2026, according to a survey done by the Polaris…
In healthcare, the payment process differs from virtually all other industries in one significant way: patients do not pay for the bulk of the service received themselves because their insurance…
Today in this corona virus pandemic crisis healthcare providers are suffering the most in providing a seamless medical billing process for orthotics and prosthetics, HME, DME billing etc. This is…
Telehealth usage was on the rise even before the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey from the American College of Physicians (ACP). The survey results were gathered in…