The Arc Erie County New York will pay a $200,000 fine to the state after it was discovered earlier this year that client data was exposed on its website for nearly three years.
Q: My primary care provider was running late for an appointment. When he finally came in the exam room, he told me he was late because his previous patient was very emotional. Is it a violation of HIPAA for a provider to share details about one patient with another?
This week's note from the instructor is the first in a two-part series reviewing some of the major provisions in the 2019 Inpatient Prospective Payment System final rule.
This week’s Medicare updates include an application of a payment adjustment for IPPS low-volume hospitals, an OIG review which found 100% non-compliance with billing regulations for intensity-modulated radiation therapy planning services, a fact sheet on submitting data for MIPS through the claims data submission process, and more!
