Accurate clinical documentation is the bedrock of the legal medical record, billing, and coding. It is also the most complex and vulnerable part of the revenue cycle.
This due digilence checklist will help track and evaluate document requests, warn of privacy and security issues, and provide a basis for determining action plans and resources required to integrate privacy and security programs.
CMS made more than $700 million in EHR Incentive Program overpayments and will attempt to recover overpayments from eligible providers, according to a June 7 report released by the Office of Inspector General.
With value-based reimbursement, providers now must shoulder the health of the patient no matter where the patient receives care. The ability to share patient information seamlessly between these entities using interoperable technology is the next evolution of healthcare.
Effective privacy and information security programs start with attention to governance. These eight guidelines will help establish and measure privacy and information security structure and processes.
Despite the last-minute changes, MOON implementation went smoothly for many hospitals. But the full impact won't be visible until hospitals can determine how, and to what extent, the MOON will play into audits.
