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Q: In a previous question, you said you can destroy paper records like charts as soon as they are scanned into the EMR if your state considers electronic storage media legally acceptable for medical records. My organization is currently rewriting our policy on shredding charts; is there any reference to this in HIPAA that we can use to back this up?

Q: I have heard of the Plan, Do, Check, Act process for quality management. Can you explain how this process works?

The National Association of Healthcare Revenue Integrity is currently seeking speakers to present at the 2019 Revenue Integrity Symposium (RIS), to be held October 15–16, 2019, at the Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida.

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced on January 8 that nearly $3 million in grants will be provided to 13 community health organizations across the state for programs that address the social determinants of health.

Q: How can I identify a suspended claim? Is there anything that can be done to move a suspended claim forward?

A recent phishing attack against Network180, a mental health organization in Grand Rapids, Michigan, led to a data breach affecting approximately 2,200 patients.

Q: Considering the fiscal year 2019 update to the ICD-10-PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting for Transfer procedures, how should we now report a pedicled transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap procedure in ICD-10-PCS?

Q: Does sharing the phone number of a physician who does not work in-house at a lab facility with a patient constitute a HIPAA violation?  

CMS ramped up risk-sharing for accountable care organizations (ACO) in a final rule published December 31, 2018. The final rule makes changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program and will reduce the amount of time ACOs can stay in one-sided risk models.

Q: What kinds of technology should case managers be using to help them on the job?