Q: Our physicians do not have a great query response rate when requests come from coders. What can we do to improve that rate and be more efficient with the query process?
Q: My primary care provider was running late for an appointment. When he finally came in the exam room, he told me he was late because his previous patient was very emotional. Is it a violation of HIPAA for a provider to share details about one patient with another?
A study from the Canadian Medical Association Journalpublished this week finds that older adults with two or more high burden chronic diseases, or multimorbidity conditions, can benefit from care-coordination strategies.
The Revenue Integrity Symposium (RIS) is such an important event to anyone in the revenue integrity profession because while there are many conferences that touch upon aspects of revenue integrity, RIS is the only one entirely dedicated to that topic.
The Augusta University Health system recently released a notice informing patients of an email breach. On July 31, 2018, investigators determined an unauthorized user may have had access to the personal and protected health information of approximately 417,000 individuals.
Q: We have a patient who is diagnosed as having acute renal insufficiency due to dehydration with decreased urinary output and was admitted for IV hydration. What diagnosis codes should we assign?
Q: While at an appointment, I noticed a receipt sticking out of a patient folder at the registration desk, and I could read the patient's name, last four digits of his or her Social Security number, and diagnosis/billing codes. Is this a HIPAA violation, since anyone walking by could read this information?
