CMS requires facilities to have a disaster plan in place, and HIPAA rules require providers to have a workable disaster recovery plan to open door again with minimal disruption and cost.
Facilities should also review with their coding and billing staff the appropriate use of the disaster recovery code and catastrophe/disaster related modifier code, he said.
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