As a follow-up to our previous articles “The HCC Coding Specialist: Benefiting payers, providers, and patients” and “HCC Medicare Advantage background and overview,” we now review HCC chronic conditions and the M.E.A.T. documentation criteria.
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CPT 2020 changes took effect on January 1, 2020. In Part 2, we continue with a discussion of revisions in the Evaluation and Management, and Medicine sections, along with an overview of updates in the Radiology, Pathology and Laboratory, and the new Category III codes.
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As a follow-up to our previous article, “Is Your Medical Data At Risk? – Part One,” we now examine how personal health information could be used in the hands of technology companies outside of the medical industry. Representatives from Google and Ascension have said the medical data will be used solely to develop software that will make suggestions for patient care.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released the 11th edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). This release was presented at the World Health Assembly on May 25, 2019 for adoption by member states, and will come into effect on January 1, 2022. However, note that it is still unknown when ICD-11 will be ready for implementation in the United States.
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Every organization associated with Health Information Coding has felt the pressure to catch everything up at the end of the Fiscal Year. It helps to understand what is at stake and how you can help. Some Fiscal Years (FY) correspond to the calendar year, while others start/end at times established for taxing and accounting purposes. Annual Financial reports are generated during this time to show the success or failure of the organization to meet its goals and expectations.
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