The field of case management is rapidly evolving as hospital leaders look to case managers to help them meet a host of new regulatory requirements and financial goals. But too often this has put undue pressure on case managers and taken focus off their most important job—coordinating care.
HIPAA training is required by the HIPAA rules, under § 164.530, Administrative requirements. But just because it’s required doesn’t mean it has to be repetitive, boring, or unappealing. There are ways to make your healthcare staff excited about HIPAA training. At the very least, you can do your part to make sure they’re engaged.
Older adults are dying from falls in increasing numbers, according to a June 4 research letter published in JAMA. For reasons that aren’t yet clear, the number of adults age 75 and older who died from a fall rose from 8,613 in 2000 to 25,189 in 2016.
HIPAA security officers arguably have more on their plates now than ever before as the cloud and mobile era are fully upon us and potential cybercriminal access to PHI increases,
Case managers have long faced challenges related to caring for patients who are affected by social determinants of health. These factors have become even more of an issue since the implementation of healthcare reform, with the introduction of accountable care organizations and other innovative projects.
