Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert
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The hospice organization had to alert patients after a staffer's laptop was stolen during a home visit, reports the Park Ridge Herald-Advocate. The computer had "security measures in place," but held patient information such as names, addresses, social security numbers, insurance information, medications, treatments, and diagnoses. The hospice notified individuals with information stored on the computer, and offered them 12 months of free identity theft protection services, the newspaper reports. Plus, the hospice and the identity theft protection service Debix have set up a hotline to answer questions about the potential privacy breach.
Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert
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Steer Your Way Clear Through CCI 16.2's Injection, Oncology Edits
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Be Confident in Coding for Teaching Physicians
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Check Out These New CPT Codes That Will Take Effect Next Year
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