The Center of HIPAA Security – The Risk Assessment

At the very core of HIPAA security and protecting patient information is the infamous risk assessment. Under the HIPAA Security Rule and Meaningful Use requirements, all practices must conduct a risk assessment. This is meant to help identify any...

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RCM – Claim Denial Codes

How can you better optimize your RCM? The golden question involving over a million different answers. Where do you start though, with the countless articles claiming unreasonable results with very little effort? Where do you begin when every website has...

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The Appropriate Usage of Modifier 59

The CPT modifier number 59 is used to describe procedures that are “separate and distinct” so that both may be billed. The modifier, however, is very frequently misused and misunderstood. Clarification is needed to understand how to appropriately bill...

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