Georgia-based health IT and medical records company Ciox Health, LLC., filed a lawsuit against HHS over limits on the fees patients can be charged for copies of their own medical records.
Georgia-based health IT and medical records company Ciox Health, LLC., filed a lawsuit against HHS over limits on the fees patients can be charged for copies of their own medical records.
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"When coding for HIV in ICD-10-CM, patients with HIV infection who are admitted during pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium (the period of about six weeks after childbirth), have different coding guidelines as codes from Chapter 15 of the ICD-10-CM manual always take sequencing priority."
A recent study, led by researchers at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, found that using pharmacy professionals to take medication histories in the emergency department reduced errors associated with medication history and orders by more than 80%.
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During this 90-minute webinar, speakers Denise Williams, RN, COC, and Valerie A. Rinkle, MPA, will demystify NCCI edits and MUEs as well as the process for resolving those edits. They will walk attendees through which edits can be appealed and how facilities can create processes for billing and coding departments to manage edits proactively and retrospectively.
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