October 9, 2020 | Aimee L. Wilcox, CPMA, CCS-P, CST, MA, MT, Director of Content, innoviHealth If you are an active coder or auditor, you are likely keenly aware of the abundant changes to healthcare laws, regulations, policies, and guidelines surrounding HIPAA, coding, reimbursement, and especially to the integration and rapid expansion of telemedicine…
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June 12, 2020 | By By Bryan Meek, Esq., Brennan, Manna, and Diamond As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc globally, many industries have been forced to adapt to unprecedented challenges while remaining cognizant of everchanging guidance from public health officials and government agencies. Notably, the healthcare industry has been confronted with countless practical…
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June 18, 2021 | By Bryan Meek, Esq., Brennan, Manna, and Diamond The pandemic has undisputedly changed the way in which Americans live their daily lives, including how they receive medical care. Patients have increasingly been receiving care via telemedicine, virtual check-ins, or e-visits in order to avoid physically going to their appointments and…
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November 24, 2023 | By Brenda Edwards, CPC, CDEO, CPB, CPC-I, CEMC, CRC, CMRS, CMCS If you are like me and have been coding for over half of your life, we have seen many changes. I remember the 1980s when all we had were the code books without the illustrations or descriptive additions that…
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November 17, 2023 | By Amanda Waesch This past September 2023, the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion 23-06 (AO).1 The Opinion involved a proposed arrangement between an independent pathology laboratory and third-party physician laboratories for the purchase of the technical component of…
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