This week’s updates include several quarterly updates and corrections to the 2015 Home Health Pricer program. Click the link above to read more about this week’s updates.
Q: I perform monthly HIPAA audits of computer systems at the medical group where I am employed. I recently started auditing physicians and allied health professionals who are credentialed members of our medical staff.
Many hospitals have added case managers to their EDs, but these case managers face unique situations. CMM experts answer questions about how to handle these issues.
Whether it's a precautionary CT scan that may not really be needed or a duplicate laboratory test ordered by separate physicians, many hospitalized patients are getting unnecessary tests, and experts say it's a big problem.
