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HIPAA is More than Keeping Medical Records Secure
On January 8, HHS announced a settlement of $337,750 with USR Holdings for a violation of the HIPAA regulations. This is significant due to the nature of the HIPAA Violation. Among the violations by USR Holdings was Deletion of electronic Protected Health Information.
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Coding
FDA Recalls
Coding
Routine Foot Care: Annual E/M Service
“My documentation for qualified, routine foot care is similar for most patients as little changes in 3 months. But, yes, I do look for changes and make the note reflect such. And I try to make sure notes are not exact copies of previous notes. My notes have plenty of bullet points for an E/M code on each visit. I am primarily charging procedure codes only (CPT 11056, CPT 11721, etc). Can I still bill at least one E/M code per year even when there are no substantive changes as I continually monitor vascular, neurologic and dermal changes each visit? Must I have a new or different diagnosis to bill an E/M code?”
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FDA Recalls
FDA Recalls