News & Analysis

August 1, 2015
Briefings on HIPAA

Tips from this month's issue.

August 1, 2015
HIM Briefings

While some HIM professionals may feel a sense of relief knowing RAC audits are on hold for the remainder of 2015, that should not deter workforce members from keeping track of denials and appeals and defending code assignments.

August 1, 2015
HIM Briefings

As the industry approaches ICD-10 implementation, end-to-end testing becomes more critical. Testing allows organizations to determine the efficacy of their preparations. It also answers critical questions for ICD-10 stakeholders: Can applications accommodate ICD-10 codes correctly? Does data flow seamlessly between internal and external interfaces? Are payers able to receive, adjudicate, and pay claims correctly?

August 1, 2015
HIM Briefings

Finding themselves at the center of a tumultuous, dynamic healthcare environment, physicians are becoming increasingly frustrated and anxious, frequently questioning their career choice. Preparation to be a lifelong healthcare provider inadequately prepares clinicians for the emerging value-based healthcare world to which they are being subjected. Physicians believe that they have little control over or input into the metrics that are rapidly determining their fates with healthcare organizations, third-party payers, and inevitably patients themselves.

August 1, 2015
Case Management Monthly

Relationships between case managers and physicians can be a little, well, tricky.

August 1, 2015
Case Management Monthly

Technology is everywhere, including hospitals and doctor's offices. Studies have found that in some cases technology can be an asset to patient management, with remote monitoring showing promise in helping to reduce readmissions.

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