This week's note from the instructor digs into the deeper details of recently reissued Medicare guidance on drug testing and specimen validity testing in light of a recent OIG report on improper payments related to drug testing.
Case managers in the primary care setting are on the rise, in part due to the role they play in patient engagement as well as the emphasis they place on quality of care in today’s value-based healthcare landscape, according to CMSA Today.
The 2009 HITECH Act created the breach reporting rule. The following will summarize the rule, paying specific attention to the modifications that were detailed in the Omnibus Rule of January 23, 2013.
Under what circumstances would it be appropriate for a patient who does not meet inpatient criteria to be registered as outpatient receiving observation services?
Case managers today face significant challenges when working with patients who abuse opioids. According to the American Society of Addiction Medicine’s 2016 figures, some 2 million Americans had a substance use disorder involving prescription pain medicine in 2015, and an additional 591,000 had a heroin use disorder.
