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In response to Hurricane Dorian, a public health emergency (PHE) is in effect for Puerto Rico, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. A temporary waiver of certain Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) requirements; special enrollment opportunities for hurricane victims; and improved access to dialysis care are now in place. The PHE in Puerto […]
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued Transmittal 2259, a modification to the claims processing logic for Modifiers 59, XE, XS, XP, and XU, on February 15, 2019. These modifiers are only processed when applied to the Column 2 code in a bundled pair per CCI as long as the modifier indicator is 1. […]
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have issued new guidance for healthcare organizations to manage cyberattacks. This is the end result of the 2015 Cybersecurity Act to align the healthcare security practices. Cybersecurity Guidance Starter Kit HHS is marketing the guidance as a starter kit for both those who are IT and non-IT […]
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Telehealth is having such a great year being implemented the National Quality Forum (NQF) issued a report outlining a measure framework with a list of measure concepts and standards for future measurement. With Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) and MIPS quality measures being implemented and refined, the long-evolving telehealth technologies are now […]
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