The American Medical Association released a new playbook on February 26 to enhance patients’ access to their own medical records.
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AMA releases playbook to aid patient record sharing
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
The American Medical Association (AMA) released a new playbook on February 26 to enhance patients’ access to their own medical records.
HHS unveils strategy to reduce EHR burden for clinicians
Source: HealthLeaders Media
Recommendations published by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) aim to reduce the effort and time required by clinicians to meet reporting requirements, record health information, and improve the functionality and intuitiveness of EHRs.
 

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Coding productivity and accuracy benchmarks remain stable
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Coding productivity held steady, but missing documentation and unanswered queries bog down coders, according to the results of our 2019 coding productivity survey
 

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Q&A: Conflicts between coding guidelines and payer’s claims processing requirements
Source: NAHRI
Q: I'm told that our payment for Keytruda is denied by Anthem when we use ICD-10-CM code Z51.11 (encounter for antineoplastic chemotherapy) followed by code C34.12 (malignant neoplasm of upper lobe, left bronchus or lung). Is this accurate?

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