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FDA Recalls
Coding
Metatarsal Fractures And MUE
“I have a patient who suffered a Lisfranc injury that resulted in nondisplaced fractures of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd metatarsal bases. There was no disruption of the alignment of the midfoot. We decided that conservative treatment was the most appropriate option for the patient and this injury. She was casted using fiberglass. I am planning to code this treatment as CPT 28470 Closed treatment of metatarsal fracture; without manipulation, each. I was using the APMA Coding Resource Center and noticed that there is “MUE 2″ for this code. Does this affect how many metatarsal fractures that I can bill for during this treatment?”
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Practice Management
Cross your Arms the OTHER Way
Many individuals (and in my experience, most physicians) fear change in the same way that those of us who grew up in the 70s, 80s and even the early 90s feared horror movies. You know what I’m talking about. When they were filled with terrible (although we didn’t know they were terrible) special effects, unpredictable jump scares and music that you just couldn’t shake. . . “One, two, Freddy’s coming for you” (point made).
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HIPAA
Critical Patches & Blast Basta Ransomware
To keep your network secure, your office must keep your software up-to-date. Software providers will release updates when there is an identified vulnerability. Ransomware such as Blast Basta will take advantage of these vulnerabilities if you do not patch quickly.
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FDA Recalls
MIPS
Understanding How Your MIPS Score is Calculated
For Traditional MIPS you must submit 6 quality measures.
You can earn up to 10 points for each quality measure. This means your maximum score for quality in the MIPS program is 60 points. Many providers automatically assume that if they have a performance of 95% on a MIPS quality measure, they will earn 9.5 out of a possible 10 points for that measure. That assumption is not always true.
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