News & Analysis

Tighten your HIPAA belts

April 1, 2013
HIM Briefings

What better time to gauge HIPAA compliance than now with the January publishing of HHS' major HIPAA omnibus final rule.

ICD-10 preparation: Avoid multiple-system implementation

April 1, 2013
HIM Briefings

If the October 1, 2014, implementation date for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS is not altered by the time this is published, there will be 18 months left until the transition.

Observation status vs. inpatient status

April 1, 2013
Case Management Monthly

Learning objectives

  • Identify challenges in finding out if your facility is assigning patients to the proper status
  • Develop audit strategies to ensure that ­physicians are assigning patients correctly

Strategies to focus on ­imaging utilization

April 1, 2013
Case Management Monthly

Learning objectives

  • Identify why case managers should be concerned about the issue of ­imaging utilization
  • Develop strategies to improve imaging utilization

HIPAA mega rule breakdown and analysis

April 1, 2013
Strategies for Healthcare Compliance

HHS released its biggest set of modifications to the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules with the January 17 unveiling of its long-awaited "HIPAA mega rule."

Emerging technologies create risks for patient data

April 1, 2013
Strategies for Healthcare Compliance

For the last three years, the Ponemon Institute has taken the pulse of the healthcare industry and its compliance with HIPAA.

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