Q: We have one older radiology machine that still uses film. We are working on replacing it and don’t use it very much. Is there anything special that we need to do when reporting studies done on “old faithful”?
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Office of the National Coordinator Health Information Technology released a fact sheet on disclosing protected health information (PHI) in support of public health activities conducted by state or federal public health agencies.
This week’s Medicare updates include finalization of two new payment models, the January 2017 update of the ASC Payment System, an OIG report on vulnerabilities that remain under CMS' 2-Midnight Rule, and more!
Q: We just finished our annual CPT® review for our chargemaster changes and we noticed that there are new moderate sedation codes for 2017. The code descriptions are similar, but now we don’t know when we should report the moderate sedation. Moderate sedation has run the gamut from instructions to "report separately" and “don’t report separately,” and we don’t know what to do at this point.
This week’s Medicare updates include Hospital Appeals Settlement Process FAQs, additional opportunities for clinicians under the Quality Payment Program, Conditions for Coverage for End-Stage Renal Disease Facilities interim final rule, and more!
Q: Our modem dialed the correct fax number but a switch in the phone company's system misdirected some pages of the fax to a wrong number. Are we in violation of HIPAA even though it is not our fault?
Quest Diagnostics, a Madison, New Jersey-based medical laboratory services company, announced a data breach affecting 34,000 individuals. The breach occurred November 26, according to Quest Diagnostic’s December 12 statement.
