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After wave of overseas attacks, WannaCry ransomware sighted in U.S. hospital

by: Roy Edroso May 18, 2017

The WannaCry ransomware program, which has attacked several foreign health care entities overseas including Britain's National Health Service, is no longer a potential danger to U.S. health care providers, as at least one stateside hospital is reported to be infected.

PCPs in only 4 states can join new CPC+ advanced APMs in 2018

by: Roy Edroso May 17, 2017

Providers in four states get an opportunity to join the Comprehensive Primary Care Plus program (CPC+) and become an advanced alternative payment model (APM).

Improvement activities documentation guidance makes MIPS a bit easier

by: Julia Kyles, CPC May 16, 2017

One sign that MIPS really is the future of provider payments: CMS plans to audit provider performance and that includes completion of clinical practice improvement activities.

Audit trends: Watch those routine exam and diabetes codes

by: Laura Evans, CPC May 11, 2017

Good news – coders are cutting their ICD-10-CM coding error rate from an average of 15% just after the codes took effect in 2015 to 7% last year, attendees learned at this year’s AAPC Healthcon in Las Vegas.

Health system gets undocumented immigrant arrested -- then gets fined $2.4 million for spreading her name

by: Roy Edroso May 10, 2017

If someone uses fake ID at your practice, you can tell the cops all about it -- but release the alleged perp's name to the press and you may get a $2.4 million fine.

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