The Joint Commission continues to provide excellent resources to help healthcare organizations stay ready for surveys, as well as resources that help them meet and understand the intent of standards and elements of performance.
The display copy of the Quality Payment Program proposed rule was released in June, and you can think of this rule as a companion to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule that typically comes out with the OPPS rule. That means both rules need to be read, understood, and, ideally, commented on by providers.
In ICD-10-CM, defining, diagnosing, and documenting the various forms of altered mental status and their underlying causes remains an ongoing challenge for physicians and their facilities.
Technology has transformed HIM. Today, challenges in the HIM department include EHRs, alphanumerical codes, quality metrics, and technology devices like scanners.
This month's security Q&A answers readers' questions about accounting of disclosures, providing information to marketing departments, unencrypted emails, and terminating BAAs.
