HIM/HIPAA

The opioid crisis in the U.S. continues to touch on issues of patient rights and privacy. In October, OCR launched an education campaign about civil rights protections that include specific guidelines for covered entities under HIPAA

Advanced Care Hospitalists PL in Lakeland, Florida, has agreed to pay $500,000 and undergo a corrective action plan in a settlement with the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for its alleged violations of HIPAA’s Privacy and Security Rules.

Q: My hospital's marketing team is becoming ambitious on social media lately. They like images, of course. What should we know about posting images of patients in social circles as it relates to HIPAA?

Follow the steps a hospital should consider when submitting a redetermination request to a Recovery Auditor.

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.