After the federal government ordered hospitals to stop sending COVID-19 patient data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...Read More »
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posted the fiscal year (FY) 2021 ICD-10-CM final code changes. There were no changes to the proposed list of 490 new, 47 revised, and 58 invalidated codes that were released in...Read More »
One of the reasons I’m not a famous writer (well, one of many) is that I’m kind of lazy. I know real writers write every day, for a set amount of time or to complete a specific number of pages or words, so that writing becomes a habit. Instead,...Read More »
CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced the delay of the deadline for implementation of the interoperability final rule, reported...Read More »
CMS announced that it is granting exceptions from reporting requirements and extensions for clinicians and providers participating in Medicare quality reporting programs with respect to upcoming measure reporting and data submission. The action comes as part of the response to the novel...Read More »