If the October 1, 2014, implementation date for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS is not altered by the time this is published, there will be 18 months left until the transition.
HIM directors must revisit and potentially refine processes for patient record restriction requests and requests for electronic copies of medical records because of the HHS HIPAA omnibus final rule.
HHS released its biggest set of modifications to the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules with the January 17 unveiling of its long-awaited "HIPAA mega rule."
Although the results of the Ponemon Institute's Third Annual Benchmark Study on Patient Privacy & Data Security don't paint a pretty picture when it comes to protection of PHI, healthcare organizations can use the dismal statistics to improve compliance.
St. Joseph's Medical Center in Towson, Md., reached a settlement with the United States to pay $4.9 million in connection with its submission of false claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal healthcare programs, announced the Justice Department on February 7.
