Q: When I attempted schedule checkup appointments for my grandchildren at my daughter's request, the practice staff informed me that I am not permitted to due to HIPAA. Is this really a HIPAA violation?
Q: If a long-term acute hospital or a skilled-nursing facility isn’t necessary for a patient, but staying at home isn’t a plausible or healthy situation, where are some other options for patients to go after a hospital discharge?
Q: What’s the difference between an incomplete miscarriage, a septic miscarriage, and a missed miscarriage and how would surgical treatments for these conditions be reported using CPT codes?
Q: I work for a large company. I called out one day because my daughter was sick. Do I have to provide a doctor's note to my employer when I wasn't the actual patient?
Q: Case managers used to evaluate their work in terms of tasks completed or length of stay (LOS). Now that LOS has more than a financial meaning, what are some meaningful outcomes case managers can use to set goals for their work?
