The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration released updates to the Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records regulations.
Q: Is it a HIPAA concern if a patient and/or visitor takes photos or videos in which other patients, intentionally or not, appear? Are we required to forbid or prevent patients and visitors from taking photos or filming? If so, where is this requirement specified?
In any setting, the professional case manager is the individual who is the primary care coordinator. He or she is aware of the patient-centric plan and the necessity of keeping to the plan. The case manager is the chief communicator to all the other team members.
Q: Providers at our facility believe the coding and clinical documentation improvement departments send too many queries. What's an appropriate percentage for us to be sending?
21st Century Oncology, a national network of cancer providers headquartered in Fort Myers, Florida, came under scrutiny by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) earlier this year. In December, the organization agreed to a $26 million settlement with the DOJ and a $2.3 million settlement with OCR. 21st Century Oncology filed for bankruptcy in May.
The term and concept of revenue integrity began emerging early in the 21st Century. This emergence was partly in response to concerns that phrases such as maximizing and optimizing revenue might imply gaming or failure to comply with regulations, laws, and business ethics.
