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Cardiac device credits came under scrutiny in an Office of Inspector General report that found all 210 hospitals audited failed to adjust claims to reflect certain cardiac device manufacturer credits, leading to $4.4 million in overpayments from CMS.

The pediatric population is at high risk for medication errors in the emergency department, with medication error rates three times higher in pediatric patients than in adult patients, according to a study in Annals of Emergency Medicine.

CMS recently announced MyHealthEData, an initiative aimed at standardizing medical record data and giving patients the ability to share it with providers.

Q. Are HIPAA requirements different for college campus health centers than for larger facilities or private practices?

What are some guidelines for resolving procedure-to-procedure edits?

What guidelines should be followed when delivering the follow-up Important Message from Medicare?

What strategies can help case managers effectively communicate with low health literacy patients?

Q: Who should be responsible for coordinating the retrospective query process in a hospital? 

Can rural health clinics receive more than one all-inclusive rate payment per patient per day?

St. Peter’s Surgery & Endoscopy Center notified patients that their protected health information (PHI) may have been impacted in January during a breach when an unauthorized third-party accessed their servers. Letters notifying patients were mailed out on February 28, reported St. Peter’s Surgery & Endoscopy Center in a statement.