News & Analysis

December 18, 2024
Briefings on HIPAA

Julia Huddleston, CIPP/US, CIPM, CCSFP, answers submitted questions on a variety of HIPAA topics.

December 18, 2024
Briefings on APCs

Our experts answer questions about histories and exams, annual wellness visits, and billing outpatient therapy.

December 11, 2024
Briefings on HIPAA

Between 2019 and 2023, large breaches stemming from hacking and IT incidents, including social engineering, increased by 89%. This underscores that cybersecurity is not just a technological challenge but also a human one—in fact, 68% of breaches examined by Verizon in a 2022–2023 data set involved attacks on people rather than technical vulnerabilities.

December 11, 2024
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include the OIG’s latest semiannual report to Congress, new NCCI edit files, and more!

December 11, 2024
Briefings on APCs

Assigning proper codes plays a role in the integrity of medical records, supports effective communication between healthcare providers, and safeguards a practice against compliance issues. This article discusses some common dermatological conditions and their respective ICD-10-CM codes/categories.

December 11, 2024
HIM Briefings

Analyze how coding impacts preregistration, scheduling, coverage approvals, case management, and other revenue cycle functions.

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