UHC Provider Portal Authentication Changing
All UnitedHealthcare Provider Portal users will be required to update their One Healthcare ID authentication sign-in and recovery options to retain their portal access.
Code Selection and Level of Service Training
“CodingIntel” is launching new courses, and the first is E/M Expertise: Go Beyond the Basics!
“We’ve developed a four-module course intended for those with a strong E/M knowledge base. The content is supported by CMS and CPT citations. When the citations are definitive, you’ll have a definitive answer. When they aren’t, you’ll be able to explain the gray areas clearly.”
This isn’t an introductory course. Knowledge and experience in E/M codes and selection is a prerequisite for this course.
This course has 3.5 AAPC CEUs for those who view the entire course and have at least a 70% score on the post-test.
The 1st course will drop March 4, 2024. POET will post the link as soon as we get it.
Substance Use Disorder Patient Records
HHS Finalizes Rule Changing Regulations
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a rule making changes to the regulations governing the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records under 42 CFR part 2 (Part 2). HHS aligned many Part 2 regulations with HIPAA in accordance with language from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).
Changes included allowing a single consent for all future uses and disclosures of Part 2 records for treatment, payment, and operations; HIPAA covered entities and their business associates may redisclose records following HIPAA regulations under this consent. The rule aligned Part 2 penalties and breach notification requirements with HIPAA, and restricted the use of Part 2 records in certain civil or criminal proceedings against patients without their consent or a court order.
Benchmarking Your Team Effectiveness
Is the Health of Your Practice Looking a little Sickly:
Billing for a Pap Smear
Thank you, Betsy Nicoletti ~ Coding Intel, for all your articles
“By now, you’ve seen the new CPT add-on code +99459 for use with office visits, office consults, and preventive medicine services. The AMA, in CPT Changes 2024: an Insider’s View, states that the RVS Update Committee (RUC) developed the code to capture the additional costs for visits that include a pelvic exam. It is valued as a practice expense code, which includes supply costs and 4 minutes of staff time. CPT Changes does not say that there must be a chaperone in order to bill the code. They don’t mention it at all.”
Fresh Print-Outs
Having these two documents at fingertips can be a great tool for your referral team.
Just click the button to print.
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