News & Analysis

December 11, 2024
HIM Briefings

Analyze how coding impacts preregistration, scheduling, coverage approvals, case management, and other revenue cycle functions.

December 11, 2024
Briefings on APCs

Assigning proper codes plays a role in the integrity of medical records, supports effective communication between healthcare providers, and safeguards a practice against compliance issues. This article discusses some common dermatological conditions and their respective ICD-10-CM codes/categories.

December 11, 2024
Briefings on HIPAA

Between 2019 and 2023, large breaches stemming from hacking and IT incidents, including social engineering, increased by 89%. This underscores that cybersecurity is not just a technological challenge but also a human one—in fact, 68% of breaches examined by Verizon in a 2022–2023 data set involved attacks on people rather than technical vulnerabilities.

December 4, 2024
Briefings on HIPAA

Ransomware threats in healthcare are growing. For instance, just look at three settlements from the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) occurring this past October. These enforcements mark the OCR's fifth, sixth, and seventh actions related to ransomware, and underscore the vital importance of proper cybersecurity safeguards.

December 4, 2024
Case Management Monthly

Analyze recent CDC findings on common healthcare-associated infections (HAI).

December 4, 2024
HIM Briefings

Two CDI professionals share their experience in switching electronic health record (EHR) systems and offer pearls of wisdom.

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