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07/27/2009

With cases of the H1N1 or swine flu expected to rise with the onset of colder weather, be prepared to use a new ICD-9 code for diagnosing the new disease.

07/27/2009

You and your peers are keeping patients in observation longer while evaluating if they should be admitted as inpatients or sent home, a Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) study shows. But watch out, observation services will be scrutinized by your carrier, as well as the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG), due to the skyrocketing rate these services have been billed in recent years, Part B News predicts.  

07/27/2009

Efforts to move forward on comprehensive health reform are stalled in both houses of Congress and lawmakers will postpone final action on the reform bill until after the Aug. 7 recess, Part B News has learned.

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