News & Analysis

October 21, 2016
News & Insights

Can hospitals report more than 48 hours of observation services?

October 19, 2016
News & Insights

Q: The influenza virus vaccine represented by CPT® code 90674 (influenza virus vaccine, quadrivalent [ccIIV4], derived from cell cultures, subunit, preservative and antibiotic free, 0.5 mL dosage, for intramuscular use) was approved under the Medicare program as of August 1. However, our claims are kicking back when we report the code. Has there been a change?

October 18, 2016
News & Insights

Is it appropriate for a critical access hospital hospital to bill with Type of Bill (TOB) 013X versus TOB 085X, or are they only to bill with 085X?

October 11, 2016
News & Insights

How can hospitals differentiate the cost of care for bedside procedures from other services?

October 7, 2016
News & Insights

Q: Is it acceptable to keep patients in a discharge lounge after the discharge order is written but before the patient leaves the facility?

October 1, 2016
Briefings on HIPAA

Q: In our pharmacy dispensing system, we can enter free-form notes for certain records such as a patient record, prescription records, and physician records. This field is used to enter notes that are customer service?focused and not treatment- or payment-related in nature. Would these notes be considered PHI, and would record retention requirements apply to these notes?

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