Taking today’s challenges head on will demonstrate the HIM professional’s ability to adapt to a changing landscape and provide its organization with a reduction in operating costs and the provision of superior service.
Facilities that have a decreased length of stay also tend to have successful interventions for reducing emergency department crowding, according to an Annals of Emergency Medicine study.
The departure of an employee can open the door for HIPAA privacy and security breaches but sound HIPAA compliance policies and procedures can be built into an organization’s exit process.
The University of Wisconsin Madison is the second organization in recent months to run afoul of HIPAA by sending patients mailings that left their protected health information visible.
You’ve been getting headaches, find yourself tossing and turning at night, and have a short fuse—often snapping at your family over the smallest things. If this sounds like you, it could be job-related stress.
