April 1, 2013
HIM Briefings

What better time to gauge HIPAA compliance than now with the January publishing of HHS' major HIPAA omnibus final rule.

April 1, 2013
HIM Briefings

If the October 1, 2014, implementation date for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS is not altered by the time this is published, there will be 18 months left until the transition.

April 1, 2013
HIM Briefings

In the world of computer-assisted coding (CAC), things can get super competitive.

April 1, 2013
HIM Briefings

HIM directors must revisit and potentially refine processes for patient record restriction requests and requests for electronic copies of medical records ­because of the HHS HIPAA omnibus final rule.

April 1, 2013
HIM Briefings

Everyone knows that CCs and MCCs are under scrutiny these days. However, that doesn't mean hospitals should err on the side of caution when reporting these conditions. William E. Haik, MD, FCCP, CDIP, director of DRG Review, Inc., in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., provides several tips that coders can employ to look for clinical evidence in the record before querying for these targeted conditions.