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Your Chapter is Paid for Holding Meetings and Hosting Exams

Posted on February 11, 2020 by CPC Exam Medical Coding Updates

AAPC pays $ 2 for each member-attendee at approved meetings and $ 10 for every examinee. No reimbursement is paid for seminars. This reimbursement is deposited into the chapter checking account on a quarterly basis.

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Holding hospitals for ransom; The WannaCry virus and the lack of cybersecurity in hospitals

Posted on June 27, 2017 by CPC Exam Medical Coding Updates

Over the course of one weekend in May, more than 300,000 computers in 150 countries were held hostage by a ransomware virus called “WannaCry.” One of the most notable victims of WannaCry was the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS). About one-fifth of NHS trusts (which oversee British hospitals) were affected, forcing them to reroute ambulances, postpone surgeries, and cancel appointments.
While American hospitals were mostly unaffected by this particular attack, there has been a worrying jump in successful ransomware attacks in the U.S.

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Holding of 2016 date-of-service claims for services paid under the 2016 Medicare physician fee schedule

Posted on December 29, 2016 by CPC Exam Medical Coding Updates

On October 30, 2015, the calendar year (CY) 2016 Medicare physician fee schedule (MPFS) final rule was published in the Federal Register. In order to implement corrections to technical errors discovered after publication of the MPFS rule and process claims correctly, Medicare administrative contractors will hold claims containing 2016 services paid under the MPFS for up to 14 calendar days (i.e., Friday January 1, 2016, through Thursday January 14, 2016). The hold should have minimal impact on provider cash flow as, under current law, clean electronic claims are not paid sooner than 14 calendar days (29 days for paper claims) after the date of receipt.

MPFS claims for services rendered on or before Thursday December 31, 2015, are unaffected by the 2016 claims hold and will be processed and paid under normal procedures and time frames.

Reference: https://medicare.fcso.com/Fee_news/0307451.asp

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Your Chapter is Paid for Holding Meetings and Hosting Exams

Holding hospitals for ransom; The WannaCry virus and the lack of cybersecurity in hospitals

Holding of 2016 date-of-service claims for services paid under the 2016 Medicare physician fee schedule