Positive case management outcomes are most commonly associated with offering high-intensity interventions and developing multidisciplinary care plans for high-need patients, according to a new study.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday warned patients, healthcare providers, and manufacturers that some medical devices and hospital networks may be vulnerable to cyberattacks due to 11 vulnerabilities known as URGENT/11.
Q: Does the HIPAA Privacy Rule require facilities to make structural changes like soundproofing or private rooms in order to prevent disclosures that could occur from overhearing conversations?
This week’s Medicare updates include a final rule on revisions to discharge planning requirements, a handful of resources regarding a fraudulent genetic testing scheme, revisions to quality policies and procedures for laboratories, and more!
CMS issued a final rule last week reforming the discharge planning process for hospitals, critical access hospitals, and home health agencies that participate in Medicare and Medicaid.
More than 70% of heath data breaches in the past decade involved sensitive demographic or financial information, leaving 159 million people vulnerable to identity theft and fraud, according to a new study.
Q: Can a healthcare provider be a business associate of another provider? In other words, do providers need to have business associate agreements between one another?
This week’s Medicare updates include an OIG review of emergency ambulance transports from hospitals to skilled nursing facilities, revisions to the State Operations Manual regarding critical access hospitals adding provider-based locations, coding revisions for national coverage determinations, and more!
