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Telehealth Services After the PHE

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In CMS
May 1st, 2023
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Reimbursement will require you to know which waivers to Medicare coverage and payment policies end May 11. Once the end of the public health emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 was announced by the White House and then by Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Bacerra, everyone jumped to mixed conclusions about what that meant ...
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claims data

Unlock the Mysteries of Claims Data

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May 1st, 2023
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Understanding how health information is created and used is key to quality reporting. Health information management is not just about analyzing medical charts and assigning codes to make sure providers get paid in a timely manner. It requires an understanding of how the data, including claims data, is used. At AAPC’s REVCON 2023 virtual conference, ...
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updated EUAs

FDA Amends COVID-19 Vaccine Emergency Use Authorizations

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Apr 28th, 2023
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AMA issues new CPT admin codes to coincide with streamlined vaccination schedule. On April 18, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) amended the emergency use authorizations (EUAs) for Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech’s bivalent mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. Changes were made to simplify the vaccination schedule and authorize the current bivalent vaccines to be used for ...
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Emergency medical care

Emergency Medical Care Is Everyone’s Right

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In Compliance
Apr 3rd, 2023
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When patients are unable to pay, hospitals can’t turn them away. The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) was enacted in 1986 to ensure public access to emergency services regardless of a patient’s ability to pay. The goal was to stop “patient dumping,” the practice of emergency medical facilities turning away a patient due ...
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2023 PFS proposed rule

When the PHE Ends, so Do These Medicare Waivers

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Apr 3rd, 2023
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Make sure your physician practice is ready when the COVID-19 public health emergency ends May 11. The official end of the public health emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 is May 11. The end of the PHE means the end of many of the 1135 waivers of the Social Security Act that have been in place since ...
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