HIM/HIPAA

CMS hit the brakes on making imminent changes to the oft-used E/M code set that’s tied to billions of dollars in medical practice revenue.

The HHS published its semiannual agenda in October, and some items on the list could mean changes for HIPAA.

Stay on top of risk-adjustment coding guidelines with these tips.

Use these tips to avoid common TKA coding and documentation pitfalls.

Follow these steps to ensure that contracts with commercial payers meet goals.

Experts share field-tested advice for avoiding coding and documentation errors during and after EHR transitions.

The Office for Civil Rights reached a $125,000 settlement with Allergy Associates of Hartford, P.C., in Hartford, Connecticut, after a HIPAA breach where a doctor disclosed a patient’s protected health information (PHI) to a local television reporter.  

Q: What have you seen as best practices with faxing PHI? We still rely often on faxing patient records.

In this month's Product Watch, we look at a training service that uses modules focused on specific HIPAA requirements such as business associate management, staff involvement in conducting a risk analysis, and mobile device security.

This month's HIPAA Q&A includes answers on destroying paper records, doctors communicating with patients from their phones, copies of subcontractor agreements, and more!