Hiring remote CDI specialists can help ease staffing shortages and improve efficiency. But starting or expanding a remote CDI program takes planning and preparation to be successful.
Poor cybersecurity in the healthcare industry amounts to a public health concern, according to the Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force, a federal task force established to fulfill requirements of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015.
A new model patient request for health information form aims to simplify the medical record request process and reduce confusion and errors that lead to compliance problems.
Q: If we terminate a business associate agreement, are we required to obtain assurance that it has completely destroyed all of our protected health information (PHI) stored on its servers and other devices? If the PHI was not completely destroyed and was breached after we terminated the contract, who is responsible for reporting the breach?
The new ICD-10-CM codes for FY 2018, effective October 1, represent significant changes in our documentation and coding practices. In follow-up to last month’s column, let’s discuss additional new codes and their potential impact upon your diagnostic decision-making and documentation.
The 2018 OPPS proposed rule includes potential changes to 340B drug discount payments, the inpatient-only list, packaging for low-level drug administration services, and more.
