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Software Vulnerabilities: Adobe and Google Chrome
Keeping Your Software Up to Date Is a HIPAA Security Requirement
One of the most overlooked aspects of HIPAA compliance is ensuring that the software and programs used throughout your practice are kept up to date. Cybercriminals are constantly searching for vulnerabilities in commonly used applications, and software vendors regularly release security patches to fix these weaknesses. Failing to install these updates can leave your practice exposed to cyberattacks, data breaches, and potential HIPAA violations.
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FDA Recalls
Coding
Extracting an Exposed K-wire To Bill or Not to Bill
“I have a newer associate who was taught at his previous practice, that extracting exposed K-wires after hammertoe surgery around the typical 4-week interval is a billable charge. His previous employer had him billing CPT code 20680 for this, but a biller from a different office advised him to bill CPT code 20670 instead.
He is billing the following coding scenario within the 90-day post operative global period for hammertoe correction (28285) x3: 20670 Rt, 58 M20.41, Z97.8, Z47.89 (to be listed on 3 separate lines on the claim form with the additional toe T-modifiers).
He thought it was fine since it's marked as a staged procedure. I told him I've read several coding articles over the years that say you cannot bill for this in this scenario.”
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Practice Management
Stop Overpaying for "The Way We've Always Done it."
If you find yourself staring at last month's profit and loss statement and shaking your head, I offer this Pro Tip. . .
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FDA Recalls
Coding
Pressure Ulcer Staging
“I am using for example a pressure ulcer right forefoot, 5th mpj area stage 1 as L89.811, but my biller is telling me it is an invalid code for pressure ulcer of MPJ stage 1. Any insight on how I should go forward since my understanding that a fourth character 6 is heel and 8 is other site of foot and 9 is unspecified site which is not recommended to use?”
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