The September 23 compliance deadline for most of the provisions of the HIPAA omnibus rule has come and gone. But for covered entities (CE) and business associates (BA), now is not the time to take your foot off the gas pedal.
Editor's note: With the increased specificity required for ICD-10-CM coding, coders need a solid foundation in anatomy and physiology. To help coders prepare for the upcoming transition, we will provide an occasional article about specific anatomical locations and body parts as part of a larger series for ICD-10-CM preparation.
Time is of the essence. With less than a year until the ICD-10 deadline, there are many items that organizations need to cross off their checklists as we get ready to go live. Unfortunately, organizations aren't all in the same place when it comes to ICD-10 readiness.
By now you've probably gotten a good look at the 2014 IPPS Final Rule changes to the inpatient admission guidelines, which CMS released in August. It's time to put these changes into practice.
High-risk Medicaid patients who received transitional support after hospital discharge were 20% less likely to wind up back in the hospital during the following year, according to a new study.
If you're looking to reduce your readmissions-and let's face it, who isn't these days?-it may be time to take some tips from organizations that have had success.
