Case managers are thought of as effective communicators, often serving as the liaison between patients, families, payers, and hospital staff. But as case management departments rely more heavily on virtual tools in the workplace, case managers’ relational skills are compromised, according to CMSA Today.
Access to protected health information (PHI) is one of the most important rights individuals and their personal representatives have under the privacy regulations, but this right is not absolute.
Q: Our vascular physician prescribes exercise to some of his patients who have peripheral artery disease. He wants to provide the exercise program in the office, because he wants to have these patients monitored closely for their response, due to the nature of the disease. Is there a way to get reimbursed for this since it is a therapeutic procedure for these patients?
The protected health information of more than 16,000 individuals was breached after hackers gained access to data from a Maryland-based clinic group as part of a phishing scam.
Maybe it’s the doctor who screams at you or publicly berates you when you come to him with a question that interrupts his busy day. The colleague who throws things when the job gets too stressful.
