What is the HITECH Act? An Introduction for the Layperson Money to convert from paper to electronic People who ask, "What is the HITECH Act?" should understand how the Act…
September 10th 2020 is World Suicide Prevention Day. CDC data indicates that suicide and suicidal ideation is higher in men aged 18-24, essential workers, blacks, and Hispanics who never graduated…
Medicare Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Coverage Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) covers medically necessary care that insured patients receive in an inpatient rehabilitation facility or unit (‘ inpatient ‘rehab facility, IRF, acute care…
CPT Test Procedure Codes for COVID-19 Testing COVID-19 testing and diagnosis codes are an essential component to collecting and analyzing data to understand the pandemic. U.S. Health and Human Services…
Home Health, Attendant Care, Respite Care Coverage, Coding and Billing Federal Medicare Home Health Care PPS Dates to Balanced Budget Act of 1997 The 1997 Balanced Budget Act (BBA), amended…
Pharmacy Benefit Manager Drug Pricing and MAC Appeals - PBM MAC Appeals Pharmacy Benefit Managers drug pricing uses several metrics and Standards. Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) may use Maximum Allowable…
Integrated Medical Bill Review and Subrogation Integrated medical bill review combines silos into one solution. This article provides a summary of various strategies to determine the value of medical bills. Plaintiffs in…
Coronavirus Federal Regulation as of May 5, 2020 The Coronavirus Federal Regulation list as of May 5, 2020, is below. COVID-19 has spawned a massive amount of regulations. Strengthening Transparency…
Below is a list of coronavirus Federal legislation Coronavirus Federal Legislation continues as the Federal Government prepares to go $3 trillion into debt to fund emergency stimulus measures. As of…
U.S. Led in Contributions but Failed to Receive Commensurate Benefits In the two-year period ending at the close of 2019, the U.S. contributed $893 million to the World Health Organization,…
Practice Fusion Perverted the Intent of Key Patient Safety Measures in Clinical Decision Support in its Electronic Health Record Software According to publicly available sources on the U.S. Department of…
Effective January 1, 2020, with an implementation date of January 6, 2020, the Annual Update of Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Codes for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Consolidated Billing…