This week’s note is about changes to CMS policies related to preadmission inpatient-only procedures. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.
This week’s updates include new waived tests and a quarterly update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database. Click the link above to read more about this week’s updates.
This week’s note is about billing related to Investigational Device Exemption studies. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.
This week’s updates include an update to the hospital appeals settlement and several items relating to testing and implementation of ICD-10. Click the link above to read more about this week’s updates.
A business case for resourcing a compliance assurance program for privacy and security should be possible solely on the basis of the need to respond to complaints made directly to a covered entity (CE) (or business associate (BA) acting as an agent of a CE). However, despite stepped-up enforcement and periodic audits required by HITECH, industry experts still anticipate that a more proactive process for compliance may not be taken until an untoward event occurs. Consequently, other avenues for substantiating the importance of privacy and security measures are necessary and readily available. Information privacy and security officials may find it necessary to go beyond information about HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule enforcement in making the business case. Monitoring the general security industry and relating those risks to healthcare privacy and security are important when doing so. Consider the following:
