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Instructions

This is a scholarly activity. Please follow all instructions. No Plagarism!!!!!!

Today is your day! Your boss has chosen you to do some  investigative work   for him to further your knowledge base within your new  position in the   company.  He has asked you to do a little research on the Federal  Register and   its use,  content, and purpose. 

In a minimum of one page, please report back on the  following information:    

•  What   is the Federal Register? 
• Why   is it important for billers and coders to     be aware of what is in        the Federal     Register? 
• Why   is it necessary to follow the guidelines     set by the  government?          
• What   editions of the Federal   Register are of interest to hospital        facilities and     outpatient   facilities?   
• Access   the Federal Register at http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/   and locate the   following:      Federal Register /     Vol. 80, No. 49 / Friday,   March 13, 2015 /   Rules      and     Regulations-Department of Health and Human   Services. To access   the          article, follow the following   directions:
  
  • Click               on Federal Register on the right-hand side of the                         screen. 
  • Choose               the year 2015. 
  • Next,               choose March. 
  • Next,               choose Friday, March 13. 
  • Scroll               down and select, “Health and Human Service                        Department.” 
  • Access               the Rules and Regulations article that is          the first  option               presented under this  category.  

Once you have located the article from above in the Federal Register,   identify the  following: 

•                                                                                             the                 regulation’s issuing office, 
• the                 subject of the notice, 
• the                 agency, 
• the                 action, 
• a summary, 
• dates, 
• contacts                 for further information, and 
• supplementary                 information. 

Be sure to cite all sources in APA format, including the textbook.