News & Analysis

New transition of care codes support efforts to reduce readmissions

April 1, 2013
Case Management Monthly

The federal government has been pushing hospitals to reduce the number of preventable readmissions. Now it's putting some money behind the initiative by adding two new CPT codes that will allow physicians to bill for care that may help keep patients out of the hospital.

Strategies to focus on ­imaging utilization

April 1, 2013
Case Management Monthly

Learning objectives

  • Identify why case managers should be concerned about the issue of ­imaging utilization
  • Develop strategies to improve imaging utilization

Observation status vs. inpatient status

April 1, 2013
Case Management Monthly

Learning objectives

  • Identify challenges in finding out if your facility is assigning patients to the proper status
  • Develop audit strategies to ensure that ­physicians are assigning patients correctly

HIPAA Q&A

April 1, 2013
Briefings on HIPAA

Q. I was told I would be "terminated" if I did not sign a release of medical information. Is this a valid authorization?

ShareFile provides secure file sharing for healthcare

April 1, 2013
Briefings on HIPAA

Citrix ShareFile offers a secure file-sharing solution that can be used to securely collaborate on documents, forward medical images to other healthcare providers, share treatment information with patients, and provide other ways to connect workforce members, healthcare entities, and individuals.

Lost documents, portable devices often to blame

April 1, 2013
Briefings on HIPAA

Add another piece of evidence to the pile that shows data breaches in healthcare organizations are common and human error is often to blame.

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