Each new CMS fiscal year, MS-DRG weight and classification changes in the CMS IPPS final rule are closely scrutinized by the coders and clinical documentation improvement (CDI) specialists on the CDI team to identify any potential impact on documentation capture and code assignment processes.
Business continuity is critical when a disaster or other event occurs that disables any organization's ability to continue to provide critical services.
This article incorporates activities that an organization can use to improve the policy process and ensure the development and implementation of effective policies. While we may think we have written HIPAA policies, remember that HIPAA is one set of requirements facing all organizations that work with information.
It's November. It's the time of year when Americans give reasons for being thankful. One of them, of course, is a huge turkey dinner with all the fixings on the fourth Thursday of the month.
