Compliance
• The Clearly Defined Designated Record Set
• The Complexity of Payer Policy Changes
• RADV Medical Record Reviewer Guidance and Preparedness Utilizing AI
• Lessons Learned From a Recent Data Breach
• Becoming an AHIMA-Approved CDI Trainer
• The High-Risk Game of High-Risk Diagnosis Groups
• Navigating Privacy and Compliance Post Dobbs
• State AGs Crack Down on Data Privacy
• Does Your Documentation Meet the MEAT Criteria?
• Getting Back to Normal: Planning for RAC Audits
• The Pros and Cons of Sharing Consultation Notes
• Internal Audits Help Combat Payer Risk
• Be on the Lookout for New Critical Care Service Policies
• Defining the Designated Record Set
• Systematic Coder Audits Help Stem Revenue Leakage
• Security Tips for Personal Devices in the Workplace
• How to Deal With Sensitive Information
• The Future Looks Bright for Coders
• Prior Authorization Denials: Building for the Future
• Follow These Guidelines to Optimize Coder Education
• The Privacy Rule May Be In for a Makeover
• When the Police Come Knocking
• OIG Data Brief Causes a Stir
• Health Care’s Telehealth Conundrum
• New Law Changes the Security Landscape
• ‘Reasonable and Necessary’ Gets Redefined
• The Future of Prior Authorizations Is Near
• The Quest for Clean COVID Claims
• Misconceptions Plague Use of Locum Tenens
• Keep Pace With Disclosure Management Changes
• Get Compliance Efforts in Line
• ROI Processes Adapt to a New World
• How to Expel Acute Respiratory Failure Denials
• For Hackers, It’s as Simple as 1, 2, 3, 4
• Days of Our Lives — A Dive Inside the Intricacies of the Two-Midnight Rule
• The Evolving Cancer Registry Requirements
• Leveraging Prebill Audits to Combat Denials
• Keeping Tabs on Right of Access
• Overcoming Obstacles to Obtaining Medical Records
• Balancing Policy and Technology
• Denial Reasons You Never Saw Coming
• Be Mindful of PA Documentation
• Anesthesia Coding: Tips to Maintain Accuracy
• Home Health Agencies Face Documentation Hurdles
• Key Telehealth Regulatory Issues
• What’s Your Business Associate Agreement Strategy?
• Shutdown or Not, Washington Wheels Turn
• Coding Audits Shouldn’t Be Random
• Privacy With a European Flair
• TPE Program Sets Sights on Improper Claims
• Hitting the Mark on Coder Performance
• Medical Record Requests Continue to Challenge Hospitals
• Data Breaches: Insights Into a Pervasive Problem
• Fax Machines Still Prevalent
• Is Offshore Coding Dead in the Water?
• Health Care's BAA Breach Readiness Quandary
• Quality Data Key to New Payment Rule
• Assessing Documentation Quality
• Strategies to Help Providers Respond to Audits
• ROI Vendors Face Confusion Over Fees
• Litigation Evolves With Data Breach Scope, Frequency
• Should Patient Records Stay or Go?
• Coding for Pressure Ulcers, Obesity, and BMI
• Is Right to Access Being Taken to Excess?
• The Human Errors Behind Data Breaches
• Governance Efforts Shape Reidentification Risks
• Best Practices in Coding Audits
• Reimbursement Analysis Offers Investment Protection
• The Quest for a Better Records Request Strategy
• EHRs Bolster Lack of Authorization Claims
• Desperately Seeking Clinical Validation
• Digital Engagement Demands a Nimble HIPAA Strategy
• Is It Possible to Curtail Copy and Paste?
• What to Consider When Implementing Streaming Video
• Indefatigable RACs Plow Ahead
• New Medicare ID Cards to Impact Providers
• Privacy Concerns Complicate X-ray Silver Mining
• Swift Response Can Limit Cyber Attack Damage
• Keep an Eye on Exclusion Monitoring
• OCR Puts Audit Controls on the Front Burner
• How to Conquer Compliance Challenges
• Is Texting Physician Orders 2G2BT?
• Patient Engagement Proving to Be Tricky
• Preventing and Preparing For IoT Attacks
• Make Patient Privacy a Priority
• MTSOs Face HIPAA Compliance Challenges
• The Regulatory Challenges of Population Health Management
• Navigating HIPAA-Compliant File Sharing
• Record Destruction: When, Which Ones, and How
• OIG Takes Notice of ICD-10 DRG Assignments
• Is Your Hospital Adapting to Network Demands?
• Six Best Practices for Informed Consent
• Redefined Sepsis Affects Coding, Documentation
• Information Governance: A Bright Future in the Cloud
• Put ICD-10 Nightmares to Bed
• Eight Trends in Coder Training
• MACRA, MIPS — Slated to Make an M-pressive Impact
• Disclosure Management in a Risky World
• Legal Concerns in Information Governance
• Mitigate Medical Necessity Denials
• mHealth in the Mental Health Sector
• The Here and Now on Present-on-Admission Indicators
• Next Steps for the EHR Code of Conduct
• Digitization Complicates the ROI Process
• The Essentials of Medical Necessity
• Shootout at the Coding Corral
• A Life Without Meaningful Use
• Bring Nurses Back to the Bedside
• Upping the Ante on Meaningful Use Audits
• This Will Go On Your Permanent Record — Or Will It?
• Copy and Paste: Don't Mess Up a Good Thing
• Long on Potential, Short on Results
• HIPAA a Back Breaker for Chiropractic Interns
• Rehabilitation Facilities Tackle RA Complexities
• The Deidentification Dilemma
• Take the Pain Out of Revenue Cycle Audits
• So You Want to Be a Privacy Officer?
• Wireless Networks Need HIPAA-Focused Makeover
• Voice Command Technology Enters the OR
• Boston Data Breach Raises Questions
• The Reward of HIPAA Risk Assessment
• View ICD-10 Audits as an Opportunity
• Twists and Turns in the RAC Program
• Implementation Through Collaboration
• The Challenges of Corporate Compliance
• Are Cancer Registrars Ready for ICD-10?
• Disclosure Management — More Complicated Than Ever
• Internal Audits: Steps to Keep Your Programs Pumping
• Take Steps to Ensure Mobile Device Security
• The Challenges of Capturing Meaningful Use Data
• Inside the Documentation Pressure Cooker
• ICD-10 Mash-Up Thrives in Idaho
• Terminology Tools Help Providers Meet Initiatives
• Meaningful Use Audits Heighten Nerves
• The Essentials of Policy and Procedure Management
• Should Providers Bother With RAC Appeals?
• Providers, Payers Must Be in Step With ICD-10
• Copy and Paste Leads to Coding Headaches
• HIPAA’s Omnibus Rule Makes Its Mark
• Survey Readiness—Are You Prepared if the CMS Arrives at Your Door?
• RACs Take Aim on Short Stays
• ICD-10 Weighs Heavily on Physicians
• Harried CIOs Try to Keep Up With Technology
• Big Year Ahead for Disclosure Management
• Mobile Device Security Concerns
• Setting the Stage for MU’s Next Act
• The Changing Face of Release of Information
• ICD-10: Give Them Something to Talk About
• Meaningful Use Enters Stage 2
• ACOs Face Quality Measure Challenges
• Compliance Strategies for the 72-Hour Rule
• Stage 2 Stretches Meaningful Use Requirements
• When Is It Time to Part Ways With Medical Records?
• Make Revenue Cycle Management a Team Effort
• Precise Documentation Equals Fewer Compliance Headaches
• Random HIPAA Compliance Audits Have Arrived
• The Ins and Outs of Observation Status
• Cancer Registrars Step Up to New Challenges
• Licensing Issues Crimp Telemedicine
• Negotiating Cloud Computing Contracts
• Are Post-Acute Care Transfers a Goldmine for RAC Audits?
• Ethical Business Practices in Transcription
• ICD-10's Reach Goes Beyond HIM
• Experts Analyze the ACO Reporting Requirements
• Get It in Writing—BA Agreements Grow in Importance
• Tick, Tick, Tick—The ICD-10 Deadline Approaches
• The Ins and Outs of the ACO Final Rule
• How to Dispose of Retired PCs Properly
• A DIY Approach to EHR Certification
• State HIEs Face Assessment Deadline
• Make Admission Orders a Priority
• Release of Information Management
• Mobile Devices Create HIPAA Concerns
• Successful Attestation: It's All in the Details
• Caught in a Coding Conundrum
• Chart Auditing: How to Spot Documentation Flaws
• ICD-10 Reality Check: It's More Than a Coding Issue
• OCR Layin' Down the Law on Noncompliant Providers
• The Advent of Accountable Care Organizations
• ICD-10: Two Questions to Ponder
• Navigating the EHR Certification Process
• How to Measure Clinical Documentation Improvement Effectiveness
• Finding Holes in IT Security
• HIM Programs Move With the Times
• Hospitals Scramble to Absorb 2011 IPPS Changes
• PEPPER Reports: A Helpful Financial Condiment
• Cell Phone Camera Use in Hospitals
• Bearing the Burden of Meaningful Use
• Deciding on a Document Destruction Vendor
• Medicaid Integrity Program Promises New Headaches
• Hospitals, Physicians Tackle RACs
• Patch Transcription Security Holes
• Do Privacy Hurdles Impede Data Exchange?
• HIPAA Targets: New Rules Place BAs in the Bulls-Eye
• Pulling It Together — The HITECH Act & HIPAA
• Ushering in Change: ARRA Adds New Challenges to ROI Requests
• Medical Identity Theft: Will the Real John Doe Please Stand Up?
• The New Red Flags Rule and Healthcare Organizations
• DRGs: Still Frustrating After All These Years
• RAC Strategies — It's Your Move
• Coding Manager Compliance Advice
• Healthcare Technology — It's Not Foolproof
• Navigate the E-Discovery Maze
• RAC Appeals: More Than Simple Math
• Cleaner and Clearer — The Joint Commission Standards Improvement Initiative
• Maneuvering Your Way Through RAC Audits
• Chart a Course for Better Documentation
• Accurate Electronic Patient Charts — A Standardized Clinical Language Is Key to Success
• eDiscovery Advice: Get Your Records Network in Order
• Organization Serves CDI Specialists' Needs
• Unannounced HIPAA Audits: Don't Get Spooked
• Dirty Tricks: On the Lookout for Inappropriate DRG Denials
• CDA4CDT Standards — Satisfying a Craving
• Times Are Changing — Delivery of Transcribed Reports
• NAHIT Outlines Five Key HIT Terms
• Talk of the Town — Guidelines for Better Dictation Practices
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