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Kentucky healthcare breach exposes PHI of nearly 1,000 state …

WEBThe state of Kentucky disclosed recently that a healthcare portal used by state employees was hacked and the protected health information of nearly 1,000 members …

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Q&A: Asking the patients the right questions to determine health

WEBQ: What are some questions that a case manager should ask to really get a sense of a patient’s health literacy? A: Case managers must be proficient in …

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Limited health literacy costs the U.S. healthcare system billions

WEBMedicaid enrollees with low literacy incur healthcare costs estimated at $10,688 vs. $2,891 annually for health literate enrollees. The total cost of limited health …

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MyHealthEData initiative could allow patients to control medical

WEBCMS recently announced MyHealthEData, an initiative aimed at standardizing medical record data and giving patients the ability to share it with …

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Q&A: New UnitedHealthcare guidelines Revenue Cycle Advisor

WEBA: While UnitedHealthcare will provide organizations with criteria to make status decisions for patients, it will not provide hospitals with the complete set of …

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Q&A: RHC "incident to" services Revenue Cycle Advisor

WEBA. In general, “incident to” refers to those covered services and supplies that are integral, though incidental, to an RHC practitioner’s services and are the following ( …

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Q&A: Patient request to change medical record

WEBQ: I work in patient registration at a hospital. A patient asked if they could have something in their medical record changed. I know that patients can request to see …

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Breach impacts 63,551 patients of NY physician group

WEBInformation for 63,551 patients for Middletown Medical, a multispecialty physician group in Middletown, New York, was exposed due to a misconfigured security …

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Q&A: HIPAA for public figures Revenue Cycle Advisor

WEBA: The president and other national officials are protected by HIPAA the same as all residents in the United States. There are special provisions that require …

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Q&A: Documentation requirements for psychiatric assessment …

WEBA: CPT codes 90791 (psychiatric diagnostic evaluation) and 90792 are typically reported when the psychiatrist first sees a patient but may also be used for a …

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Q&A: State privacy laws and HIPAA Revenue Cycle Advisor

WEBQ. My hospital recently purchased a clinic group that includes offices across the state line. My understanding has been that when state patient privacy laws are …

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Q&A: PHI for marketing Revenue Cycle Advisor

WEBThe definition of marketing excludes communications made: To describe a health-related product or service provided by the CE. For treatment of the individual. …

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Q&A: Photographing patients as part of the registration process

WEBA: Many facilities take photographs of patients to aid in the management of patient safety (for ­instance, these can be used as one of the two required identifiers prior …

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Q&A: Contacting a patient’s emergency contact person in a non …

WEBA: If you’re a covered entity healthcare provider, it would be a violation of HIPAA to contact the patient’s emergency contact if the patient has not signed an …

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This week in Medicare updates—1/19/2022 Revenue Cycle Advisor

WEBImplementation date: January 3, 2022. Update to the Internet Only Manual Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 3, Section 40.2.4 IPPS Transfers …

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New York Mental Health Research Records Breached

WEBThe New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI) is notifying more than 20,000 research participants that their protected health information (PHI) may have been breached in a …

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Q&A: Photo ID requirements for patient appointments

WEBFederal law does not require covered entities (CE) to scan and save a copy of your driver’s license or other valid forms of government identification. It may be the …

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Q&A: Calculating RHC payment Revenue Cycle Advisor

WEBA: Each calendar year (CY), a single deductible is established for Medicare Part B services, including RHC services. The Part B deductible for CY 2021 is $203. …

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This week in Medicare updates Revenue Cycle Advisor

WEBRevisions to State Operations Manual (SOM), Appendix A–Survey protocol, regulations and interpretive guidelines for hospitals On September 26, CMS released a transmittal …

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Q&A: Consent vs. authorization under HIPAA Revenue Cycle …

WEBQ: What is the difference between "consent" and "authorization" under the HIPAA Privacy Rule?

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Q&A: The role of HIM in edit management Revenue Cycle Advisor

WEBA. The HIM department or coding unit may be responsible for directly overseeing a claim edits team or the HIM and coding edit work queues managed by the …

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Q&A: Determining when to report individual, family …

WEBFamily psychotherapy sessions must be at least 26 minutes in duration to be reported. Codes 90846 and 90847 are not time based but are typically 45 to 60 minutes …

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