When I look back on 30 years of involvement with HIM, it's hard to believe that I was also passionate about another profession at one time. But I actually came to my career as a coder by way of my associate's degree in veterinary science.
A Virginia dermatology clinic notified 13,237 patients this month of a breach of protected health information (PHI) in the wake of a ransomware attack.
CMS’ wireless network has significant vulnerabilities that could compromise the integrity of the agency's data, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) said in a recent report.
CMS did not have a choice about implementing site-neutral payment policies after Congress passed Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, but providers hope the agency will reconsider some of the provisions to operationalize the policy introduced in the 2017 OPPS proposed rule.
CMS’ proposed changes to implement Section 603 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and reshape payments for off-campus, provider-based departments represent the most significant changes in the current year 2017 OPPS proposed rule.
The growing consumer health app and wearable device market poses a significant threat to the privacy and security of protected health information (PHI) and Congress must act to close policy gaps, the Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC) said in a recent report.
CMS has proposed several changes for status and comment indicators in the 2017 OPPS proposed rule in an attempt to better identify codes and services for providers.
A far-right Ukrainian group recently hacked an Ohio urology group. On August 2, screenshots of protected health information (PHI) and a link to a Google Drive folder containing an additional 150 GB of PHI and financial and human resource data belonging to Central Ohio Urology Group were posted to the Twitter page of a group claiming allegiance with Pravy Sektor, a right-wing political group based in Ukraine.
