Semantics often gets in the way when it comes to HIPAA Security Rule requirements—and the results can be costly mistakes for your organization in terms of wasted resources, not to mention not satisfying OCR. It’s time for your organization to get a grip on what exact security measures it’s performing.
Many people think that text messaging is the territory of teens, not older Americans, but a California program is challenging that stereotype. Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Centers in San Diego has seen much success with a texting program aimed at providing support to recently discharged patients, many of them seniors.
This week’s Medicare updates include the July updates for the OPPS and ambulatory surgical center payment system, a new national coverage analysis for vagus nerve stimulation as a treatment for treatment-resistant depression, an advisory opinion related to telemedicine, and more!