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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?

Q: Is it the case manager’s fault when a length of stay is longer than expected?

A study from the Canadian Medical Association Journal published 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. 

Q: How do I develop a business case proposal for establishing a revenue integrity department?

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?

What does a case manager need to consider when screening patients?

A study conducted by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has found that renaming “safe consumption sites” to “opioid prevention sites” increases their public support.