CMS published Special Edition MLN Matters 17033 on December 6 as a reminder that it will not pay acute care hospitals for outpatient services provided to beneficiaries who are covered under a Part A inpatient stay at a separate facility.
CMS announced December 14 that it added quality information to its Physician Compare website. The website is designed to help providers and caregivers make educated decisions about Medicare patient care.
Although most physicians have experienced a cyberattack, they still value the ability to share electronic protected health information, according to an American Medical Association report released December 11.
Q: Our facility does not often use open-ended queries to physicians. Could you give an example of an open-ended query and any disadvantages they may have?
Q: We see many assertions that encryption at the right level meets the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)/HIPAA safe harbor provision with no explanation of what is necessary to prove the breached electronic protected health information (PHI) was actually encrypted at the moment of breach. How can a covered entity prove the PHI was actually encrypted at the time of the breach?
A recent analysis of patient financial transactions from more than 800 hospitals noted performance disparities among managed care payers for revenue cycle key performance indicators where accounts receivable and denials are concerned.
Case managers provide value across many healthcare settings and specialties. In particular, their interpersonal and communication skills can prove invaluable in the area of workers’ compensation, according to CMSA Today.
