If you're looking to prevent readmissions, focusing on your patients' lifestyles in addition to their health can help you make progress.
How one healthcare organization survived a major data breach and OCR enforcement action
In the coding world, it's a never-ending clash that can cause compliance concerns-facility vs. professional.
Privacy officers must ensure their hospital removes potential patient identifiers from data sets used for reasons outside of treatment, payment, and healthcare operations, privacy experts say.
For the last three years, the Ponemon Institute has taken the pulse of the healthcare industry and its compliance with HIPAA.
Solid documentation is necessary not only to prove medical necessity, but also to help case managers better estimate LOS.
