Frequent users of the emergency department are often also high users of other medical, social, and mental health services. This underscores the need for hospitals to address not only medical issues, but the behavioral health and social needs of patients, says a new analysis published in the November issue of Health Affairs.
Our experts answer questions about conflicts between coding guidelines and payer requirements, documentation requirements for psychiatric assessments, and more.
In the 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule, CMS put a stamp of approval on its previous proposals to overhaul how medical practices will report office and outpatient E/M services in 2021.
The government is starting a trial program in the District of Columbia that aims to improve treatment for Medicaid beneficiaries struggling with serious mental illness or substance use disorders.
In many companies, the compliance officer is the first to become aware of a potential compliance problem that could lead to civil or criminal liability. A best practice is to give the compliance officer the authority to conduct internal investigations.
The application of attorney-client privilege is somewhat more complicated in situations where the client is a corporation. Although corporations are entitled to the same protection of confidentiality as noncorporate clients, the application of the privilege often turns on which corporate officials and employees sufficiently personify the corporation as a client.
