Brush up on recent changes to ICD-10-CM codes and guidelines. Some of the major changes include new coding guidelines for COVID-19 and new codes for tick-borne illnesses.
This week’s Medicare updates include notices on the delay of two final rules, updated provider fact sheets on COVID-19 PHE waivers and flexibilities, a note about payment for HCPCS code G2211, and more!
Q: With novel coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns still persisting, patients should be avoiding emergency department (ED) visits when possible. How can case managers help in this process?
In addition to struggling to properly fulfill patient records requests, organizations largely failed to implement sufficient risk analyses and risk management strategies, the recently released 2016-2017 HIPAA Audits Industry Report revealed.