News & Analysis

June 1, 2021
Briefings on HIPAA

Ransomware continues to evolve, requiring healthcare organizations to consider new strategies to prevent breaches and the loss of patient data.   

June 1, 2021
Case Management Monthly

More people have gone without needed health services during the COVID-19 pandemic, and CMS is now trying to close that gap.

June 1, 2021
Briefings on HIPAA

In July 2020, managed IT services provider Blackbaud disclosed it was the victim of an unnamed ransomware attack. The company paid the ransom, according to a January 14, 2021 report by the HHS Cybersecurity Program titled “Distributed Attacks and the Healthcare Industry.”

May 27, 2021
Medicare Insider

This week's note from the instructor reviews the proposed updates to quality reporting programs that were introduced in the FY 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed Rule. 

May 26, 2021
HIM Briefings

With the inpatient-only (IPO) list set to be phased out, HIM departments need to prepare for the larger operational and financial impacts. Consider how these changes will affect your organization.

May 26, 2021
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include three advisory opinions, a series of NCD transmittals, multiple OIG reviews of hospice compliance, and more!

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