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I came across two reference for coding for COVID-19 and am sharing them below: Frequently Asked Questions Regarding ICD-10-CM Coding for COVID-19 American Hospital Association This is an easy to read reference for coding for COVID-19 https://www.aha.org/fact-sheets/2020-03-30-frequently-asked-questions-regarding-icd-10-cm-coding-covid-19 and a reference sheet from the CDC ICD-10-CM Official Coding and Reporting Guidelines April 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020 https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/icd/COVID-19-guidelines-final.pdf For history of COVID-19, consider Z86.19,  Personal history of other infectious and parasitic diseases Disclaimer: This guidance is to be used for an easy reference; the ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM code books and the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting are the authoritative references for accurate and complete coding. This blog may contain references or links to statutes, regulations, or other policy materials. It is not intended t...

This is the web page for the Office of Inspector General (OIG) Active Work Plan Items. There are links to the 'Work Plan Home', 'Recently Added' and 'Work Plan Archive' There is also a blue button to Download the Work Plan. This provides the name and number of the reports. It is a great page to have bookmarked and check periodically. https://oig.hhs.gov/reports-and-publications/workplan/active-item-table.asp --------- Another great page to check out periodically is the OIG's page for Fraud is located here: https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/strike-force/ Give information on their latest's efforts to curb Medicare Fraud. Disclaimer: This guidance is to be used for an easy reference; the ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM code books and the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting are the authoritative references for accurate and complete coding. This blog may contain references or links to statutes, regulations, or other policy materials. It is not...

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is further expanding Medicare patient's access to telehealth services by implementing the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act. This post covers the third portion of this act: 3) increase access to telehealth for Medicare patients so they can get care from their physicians and other clinicians while staying safely at home Further Expand Telehealth in Medicare "CMS previously announced that Medicare would pay for certain services conducted by audio-only telephone between beneficiaries and their doctors and other clinicians. Now, CMS is broadening that list to include many behavioral health and patient education services. CMS is also increasing payments for these telephone visits to match payments for similar office and outpatient visits. This would increase payments for these services from a range of about $14-$41 to about $46-$110. The payments are retroactive to March 1, 2020." ...