News & Analysis

April 1, 2014
HIM Briefings

Ensuring that medical records meet the requirements for the Joint Commission's Record of Care, Treatment, and Services (RC) chapter is important.

April 1, 2014
Briefings on HIPAA

Tips from this month's issue

April 1, 2014
Briefings on HIPAA

We ask one BOH advisory board member and columnist to answer some questions about how the roles of CEs and BAs have changed over the years.

April 1, 2014
Case Management Monthly

Case managers need to possess a variety of skills to work effectively with patients. They need the clinical experience to perform utilization review (UR) functions, but they also need patient support and problem solving skills.

April 1, 2014
Briefings on HIPAA

Sending out a mass mailing of a pamphlet that contained Medicare beneficiary numbers resulted in a civil monetary penalty of $6,768,000 for Triple-S Salud, Inc. (TSS), a Puerto Rican health insurance subsidiary.

April 1, 2014
Case Management Monthly

There is still a lot of confusion over CMS' 2-midnight rule and the processes surrounding inpatient versus observation services decisions.

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