This week’s Medicare updates include a proposed decision memo modifying an NCD on home use of oxygen, an OIG report on adverse events in hospitals, the quarterly update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule database, and more!
A panel of experts recently tackled some common billing questions in a Q&A session at the Mastering Utilization Review and Patient Status: A NAHRI Virtual Event conference. Here are some of their responses.
As part of our continuing series, BOH caught up with Rebecca Herold, CDPSE, FIP, CISSP, CIPM, CIPP/US, CIPT, CISM, CISA, FLMI, to ask the privacy expert HIPAA compliance questions.
EHRs hold all the important information about patients’ medical histories and demographics. Learn how gender-inclusive EHRs can improve quality of care and ensure more accurate and complete medical records.
Tiffany Ferguson, LMSW, ACM, and Marie Stinebuck, MBA, MSN, ACM, CEO and COO at Phoenix Medical Management Inc., discuss why the best strategy to prevent denials related to medical necessity is a proactive approach that focuses on front-end processes.
Martin Fisher has been the director of information security and chief information security officer for Atlanta-based Northside Hospital for more than eight years. He discusses what’s top of mind in his role and what challenges lay ahead.
