HIM leaders face gaps in how protected health information (PHI) is tracked, particularly when new capabilities are introduced outside formal procurement or privacy review processes.
Laboratory services are often overlooked as potential suspects for fraud because they are typically not considered high-cost services. But the sheer volume of laboratory services billed more than compensates for their low cost. These charges represent hundreds of millions in healthcare spending.
This week’s Medicare updates include the 2027 ESRD PPS final rule, a final decision memo regarding coverage of autologous stem cell transplantation, and more!
Outpatient follow-up after psychiatric hospitalization among patients with first-admission schizophrenia was associated with a significantly lower risk of readmission, according to a new study.
HIM departments are increasingly being drawn into revenue recovery decisions while also being asked to help ensure coding and documentation workflows remain accurate, traceable, and defensible.
