The display copy of the Quality Payment Program proposed rule was released in June, and you can think of this rule as a companion to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule that typically comes out with the OPPS rule. That means both rules need to be read, understood, and, ideally, commented on by providers.
Q. Is it a HIPAA violation if a hospital receives a faxed Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) request and the hospital cannot identify the patient by full name, last name, or birthdate?
Technology has transformed HIM. Today, challenges in the HIM department include EHRs, alphanumerical codes, quality metrics, and technology devices like scanners.
In ICD-10-CM, defining, diagnosing, and documenting the various forms of altered mental status and their underlying causes remains an ongoing challenge for physicians and their facilities.
