Protenus, a Baltimore-based healthcare compliance analytics company, has released its annual Breach Barometer. It measured 758 health data breaches reported to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the media, or some other source during 2020.
It’s always been easy to show financial return on investment for inpatient CDI endeavors, but the monetary value of outpatient programs is increasing dramatically year after year, making outpatient CDI reviews more attractive to many healthcare organizations.
The COVID-19 pandemic has focused attention on the need for culturally competent care. The racial and ethnic inequities in healthcare have been made more apparent by the pandemic, leading to protests in our country and worldwide.
