The American Medical Association (AMA) has made CPT code update 2022. It contains 405 code changes, which include 249 new codes, 63 deletions, and 93 code revisions, which would be effective with the date of service on January 1, 2022. We’ll focus mainly on new codes, so be sure to check each section’s specific CPT guidelines and…
Healthcare Scores Poorly for Practicing the Cyber Incident Response 2021 was another record-breaking year for healthcare industry data breaches with over 50 million records breached and over 900 data breaches were recorded by databreaches.net. Given the extent to which the healthcare industry is targeted by cyber actors, the risk of a data breach occurring is high.…
Surprise billing & protecting consumers As of January 1, 2022, consumers have new billing protections when getting emergency care, non-emergency care from out-of-network providers at in-network facilities, and air ambulance services from out-of-network providers. Through new rules aimed to protect consumers, excessive out-of-pocket costs are restricted, and emergency services must continue to be covered without any prior authorization, and…