This week’s Medicare updates include additional government guidance on wildfires and hurricanes, modifications to proof of delivery requirements, clarification on billing of immunosuppressive drugs, and more!
Having just witnessed nature wreak havoc with back-to-back hurricanes, I feel it’s important to take a few minutes to remind everyone of the importance of Plan B—the backup plan. Let’s look at some real examples of how HIM professionals can be proactive to prevent chaos when unexpected events occur.
RC.01.01.01 is one standard that just won’t go away. The first half of 2017 (January–June) standards compliance data was published in the September issue of The Joint Commission’s Perspectives, and RC.01.01.01 made the list again. This means that the standard has been on the top 10 list for at least the last five years, along with other frequent flyers such as Environment of Care, Life Safety, and Infection Prevention.
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.
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.
