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Four statements you might make if your practice gets raided by law enforcement

by: Roy Edroso Mar 17, 2016

If your practice is raided by law enforcement and your files are taken -- as described in our recent Part B News story -- you probably don't want to say much about it, says Warren Cooper, senior communications specialist at Warren, N.J. public relations firm Evergreen Partners.

CDC issues opioid-use guidelines for prescribing physicians

by: Richard Scott Mar 16, 2016

Providers must establish a treatment plan, discuss potential risks and even consider regular drug-screening tests for patients for whom they prescribe opioids, advises a new set of guidelines from the CDC.

Did you settle your practice's appeal?

by: Josh Poltilove Mar 16, 2016

Did your practice participate in the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals’ settlement pilot project? If so, we’d love to hear the story of how your practice fared — regardless of whether it agreed to a settlement and got out of the massive backlog of appeals at the administrative law judge level.

Please contact editor Josh Poltilove at jpoltilove@decisionhealth.com or (301) 287-2593.

Court: Just because your SRA doesn't work doesn't mean you didn't do it

by: Roy Edroso Mar 15, 2016

The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that just because you've had a breach notification (or two!) doesn't mean you didn't fulfill the security risk assessment (SRA) requirement of meaningful use, Politico reports.

Brace yourself for more than 2,500 ICD-10-CM code changes Oct. 1

by: Laura Evans, CPC Mar 11, 2016

The good news is that ICD-10 coding officials plan to release the lists of proposed new, revised and deleted codes as early as next week, as announced March 10 during a meeting at CMS headquarters in Baltimore. But the list of changes – racked up during the five-year code freeze – will be huge.

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