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CWTC [Episode 34] 7th Character in IRF, Should I Query, Principal on UB

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Welcome to Coffee with the Coder®, our conversation with Paula Digby and her team to address issues, observations and questions for Health Information Management professionals, physicians, auditors, payors and students. You are invited to listen in for ten minutes every other Monday and to submit your favorite questions or comments for Coffee with the Coder® […]

CWTC [Episode 10] CVA and Hemiplegia, 7th Characters in IRF, and Matching Codes for Outpatient Encounters

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Welcome to Coffee with the Coder®, our conversation with Paula Digby and her team to address issues, observations and questions for Health Information Management professionals. You are invited to listen in for ten minutes every other Monday and to submit your favorite questions or comments for Coffee with the Coder® In this episode Paula Digby […]

Proposed Rule Updates Wage Index And Payment Rates For The Medicare Hospice Benefit

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Proposed Rule Details   BNAF phase-out.  This proposed rule would implement the fifth year of the seven-year BNAF phase-out, reducing the BNAF by 15 percent, for a total reduction of 70 percent since FY 2010. The BNAF was implemented in 1997, when the former Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), now CMS, moved from an outdated […]

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