According to the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Coding Clinic for ICD-10-CM/PCS, first quarter 2020, “when COVID-19 meets the definition of principal or first-listed diagnosis, code U07.1, COVID-19, should be sequenced first, and followed by the appropriate codes for associated...Read More »
A Commonwealth Fund study performed by researches from Harvard University found that outpatient visits for more than 50,000 providers declined by nearly 60% in mid-March when COVID-19...Read More »
A study published in Health Affairs found that one symptomatic case of COVID-19 costs a median of $3,045 in direct medical costs incurred only during the course of the infection. If that case results in a...Read More »
CMS and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced the delay of the deadline for implementation of the interoperability final rule, reported...Read More »
