HIPAA security officers arguably have more on their plates now than ever before as the cloud and mobile era are fully upon us and potential cybercriminal access to PHI increases,
The field of case management is rapidly evolving as hospital leaders look to case managers to help them meet a host of new regulatory requirements and financial goals. But too often this has put undue pressure on case managers and taken focus off their most important job—coordinating care.
Behavioral health is a highly specialized area of coding that many coders and billers are unfamiliar with. There are hundreds of ICD-10-CM codes for mental disorders with unique characters to specify symptoms and complications.
The most important means of identifying and documenting social determinants of health (SDoH) is establishing a strong patient screening program. Recording codes for SDoHs in the medical record can be time-consuming, so streamlining your screening process can make this job less arduous and more accurate.
This week’s Medicare updates include the July edition of the Quarterly Compliance Newsletter, a guide on how to use diagnosis codes to help identify unreported abuse or neglect, provider compliance tips regarding documentation for diabetic supplies, and more!
