A recent case centered on the misuse of evaluation and management (E/M) codes in emergency department billing offers valuable insights for HIM professionals.
On September 26, the Office for Civil Rights announced a $250,000 settlement with Cascade Eye and Skin Centers, P.C., following a ransomware attack that exposed approximately 291,000 files containing electronic protected health information. We sat down for a Q&A with Jonathan Steele, a cybersecurity consultant at Steele Fortress and practicing attorney at Beerman Law, who shares key lessons learned from the Cascade Eye and Skin Centers breach.
We've compiled the most popular questions and answers from the past year in the area of HIPAA compliance and healthcare data security. Below are the top five questions and answers, featuring insights from experts Rebecca Herold, CDPSE, FIP, CISSP, CIPM, CIPP/US, CIPT, CISM, CISA, FLMI, CEO of Privacy & Security Brainiacs SaaS services, and Julia Huddleston, CIPP/US, CIPM, CCSFP, a principal from Apgar & Associates.
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its Semiannual Report to Congress, which details its recent oversight efforts related to opioid use disorder.
Make sure staff who handle audit requests understand when a missing signature should — or should not — trigger an automatic denial of your claims or prior authorization requests. Recent guidance from CMS clarifies how auditors should proceed when a medical record lacks a signature.
Cybersecurity has dominated headlines recently with a series of significant breaches highlighting the vulnerabilities within the U.S. healthcare sector.
The 42 CFR Part 2 final rule brings substantial changes for HIPAA privacy compliance leaders, notably aligning the confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records with HIPAA standards.
