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Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Exam Details

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The AAPC, also known as the American Academy of Professional Coders, was created to provide professional development and standards for the medical coding industry. For example, you can’t have a 2020 and 2022 edition of the ICD-10. The exam covers highly specific material, medical coding procedures, and codes.

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Mastering Prior Authorization Roles: Responsibilities and Training Demands Explored

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This process can include patient demographics, charts, labs, and any clinical documentation that will aid in proving the necessity of the medication or service. This can include verifying information with the pharmacy and obtaining all required documentation from the patient’s health record, as mentioned above.

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Roles Involved in Prior Auths: Responsibilities & Education

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This process can include patient demographics, charts, labs, and any clinical documentation that will aid in proving the necessity of the medication or service. This can include verifying information with the pharmacy and obtaining all required documentation from the patient’s health record, as mentioned above. Dixson, Kiana.

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Does the Hospital Price Transparency Rule Increase Your Audit Risk?

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For example, a new Hospital Price Transparency Rule came into effect in 2022. Additional rules took effect in July 2022. Challenges By August 2022, more than a year-and-a-half after the new pricing transparency rules initially went into effect, only 16% of hospitals reviewed by the CMS had complied with the new rules.