Orders for services are a vital component to ensure coverage by Medicare. This article will help ensure that these orders are complete and compliant with Medicare requirements.
This week’s Medicare updates include a notice of interim final rule adjusting Civil Monetary Penalties; an article on the 2016-2017 influenza resources for healthcare professionals; and more!
The Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CJR) model may unfairly punish hospitals that treat more complex patients, according a study published in
The Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC) and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released an updated security risk analysis tool September 6. The tool is designed to help small and medium-sized covered entities (CE) and business associates (BA) complete security risk analyses.
The New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI) is notifying more than 20,000 research participants that their protected health information (PHI) may have been breached in a hacking incident earlier this year.
The growing consumer health app and wearable device market poses a significant threat to the privacy and security of protected health information (PHI) and Congress must act to close policy gaps, the Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC) said in a recent report.
CMS may consider delaying implementation of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA), Andy Slavitt, CMS acting administrator, said during a meeting of the Senate Finance Committee July 13.
In this excerpt from Inpatient-Only Procedures Training Handbook, written by Debbie Mackaman, RHIA, CPCO, CCDS, inpatient order requirements and common difficulties encountered when dealing with inpatient-only procedures are discussed.
