News & Analysis

November 1, 2013
Strategies for Healthcare Compliance

by Jean S. Clark, RHIA, CSHA

November 1, 2013
Strategies for Healthcare Compliance

The HIPAA omnibus rule has changed the game when it comes to business associates (BA).

November 1, 2013
Strategies for Healthcare Compliance

To comply with the HIPAA omnibus final rule, healthcare organizations need to revise their risk assessment process to determine whether they must notify affected individuals of a breach.

October 1, 2013
Briefings on HIPAA

The healthcare industry is changing rapidly, and if you've been paying attention to the news you've probably noticed the recent wave of hospital mergers.

October 1, 2013
Briefings on HIPAA

The September 23 compliance deadline for most of the provisions of the HIPAA omnibus rule has come and gone.

October 1, 2013
Case Management Monthly

Doctors might know what's best for their patients, but patients don't always choose to ­follow that advice. Over these past few issues, CMM has talked about CMS' new suggested best practices, which were ­included in revisions to the discharge planning section of the CMS State Operations Manual. These new recommendations call on facilities to carefully investigate patients' refusals to heed medical advice and document their reasons for doing so. However, there is more you can do when a patient balks at a physician's instructions, says Wendy De Vreugd, RN, BSN, PHN, FNP, CCDS, MBA, senior director of case ­management at West Region Kindred Healthcare, ­Hospital Division.

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