News & Analysis

June 1, 2013
HIM Briefings

Medical Records Briefing catches up on computer-assisted coding (CAC) with Deloris ­Farthing, RHIA, CHDA, director of HIM for Hays (Kan.) Medical Center.
 

June 1, 2013
HIM Briefings

Q. If an organization’s human resources officer is also the plan administrator for the organization’s group health plan (self-insured), does that individual have the right under HIPAA to access records of high-dollar pharmacy/medical claims for the purpose of targeting the insured for wellness programs or other alternative treatment plans?

June 1, 2013
HIM Briefings

It was a gorgeous afternoon and a perfect day to hold an outdoor summer barbecue for the HIM department at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna, Alaska.

June 1, 2013
HIM Briefings

Chasing down information on incomplete records can be overwhelming and a lost cause. What do you do when a medical record is incomplete 30 days after discharge (or 14 in California’s case) and thus does not meet regulatory standards?

June 1, 2013
Briefings on APCs

Providers were glad to see CMS' ruling (CMS-1455-R) released March 13 (published in the Federal Register on March 18), which allows full Part B payment for inpatient stays that had been denied as not reasonable and necessary. The ruling had very few details on how the process would work, but on March 22, CMS published Transmittal R1203OTN instructing contractors and providers on the details.

June 1, 2013
Briefings on APCs

Our experts answer questions about hydration, excludes notes in ICD-10-CM, L codes for neurostimulator devices, physician supervision for hyperbaric oxygen therapy, E/M service with wound care, and pass-though drugs.

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