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The National Association of Healthcare Revenue Integrity’s (NAHRI) 2018 Revenue Integrity Symposium is a great opportunity to learn from and network with peers. There are many interesting and timely topics to be covered. I’m looking forward to many of my colleagues’ presentations and it’s difficult to single out just one; I’m also very excited about the sessions I’m participating in.

Last month, Governor Brown of California signed bill AB 456 into law, which will remove some of the barriers in place that prevented social workers from providing services upon graduating with a master’s degree in social work.

Q: What is a patient's financial responsibility under Medicare Part B benefits?

Q: Is there a requirement that OB nurses (or other nurses) must document at least every hour while a patient is in outpatient status?

The plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against Premera Blue Cross over a 2015 data breach now allege that the health insurance company destroyed key evidence, according to new documents filed in August.

Q: If we hire temporary nursing staff through a staffing agency, do they need to complete our facility’s HIPAA training, or can we consider the training the agency provides sufficient?

Q: What can a case manager do to help a patient with a strong religious background cope with a newly diagnosed life-altering illness?

The Revenue Integrity Symposium is truly one of the first and most comprehensive revenue integrity programs available in the country. Anyone with responsibilities in any revenue cycle related function or process, should consider attending.

The professional case manager and nonlicensed case manager extender relationship is a valuable partnership. The nonlicensed case manager extender is able to assist the patient and follow the patient’s individualized plan of care with the guidance of the professional case manager.

The Arc Erie County New York will pay a $200,000 fine to the state after it was discovered earlier this year that client data was exposed on its website for nearly three years.