Q: An investigator from the state health department called the clinic where I work and asked for health records to collect vaccination data for a public health project. Is it a HIPAA violation to share that data?
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recommended that CMS assess and strengthen documentation requirements and medical reviews to more effectively prevent improper payments.
Q: When patients transfer to long-term care or skilled nursing facilities, they have basic information with them, but what questions should those facilities ask to make sure they have all the information they need to provide care?
The National Association of Healthcare Revenue Integrity is conducting its annual State of the Revenue Integrity Industry survey, and we want to hear about your revenue integrity experience.
Case managers face countless challenges when dealing with end-of-life care, and with less than 50% of Medicare beneficiaries utilizing hospice programming, changes had to be made.
