Interoperability is the way of the future—but is your organization ready? With a historic rule set to transform how patients access their health information, HIM professionals need to review the requirements and collaborate across departments to implement them.
Most off-campus provider-based departments (PBD) that claimed the mid-build exception under the 21st Century Cures Act failed to meet the requirements, according to audit results released January 19 by CMS.
Q: While no one has a crystal ball, I am wondering what changes we might be expecting in the near future as the new administration makes its mark. How might case management be impacted?
This week’s Medicare updates include a notice about reprocessing certain drug claims that were rejected in error, the latest version of the Medicare beneficiary COVID-19 data snapshot, a table on MAC pricing for COVID-19 testing, and more!
Our coding experts answer questions about CPT reporting for spinal decompression procedures, using medical decision-making to report E/M levels, and more.
In the months before a transition to a new administration, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released the long-awaited 2016-2017 HIPAA Audits Industry Report, offering a look at the successes and shortcomings of select covered entities (CE) and business associates (BA).
