A Meaningful End to “Meaningful Use?”
By William Hersh MD – The era of meaningful use came to a relatively quiet end this summer with the release of the Final Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems rule by CMS this past August.
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The Revenue Cycle Through Your Patients’ Eyes: Practical Tips for Applying a Patient Perspective
By Casey Williams – If you’ve never seen a “perspective sculpture” in person, you’ve probably run across a few online. One of the most famous is dedicated to Nelson Mandela — from one angle, it looks like a random gathering of misshapen steel columns.
Enterprise-Wide PHI Disclosure Management—Six Strategies Guided by Information Governance Principles
By Rita Bowen – On September 1, 2018, the Journal of AHIMA published MRO’s article “Enterprise-Wide PHI Disclosure Management—Why Information Governance Matters,” featuring a virtual roundtable with health information management (HIM) leaders…
HIPAA Violations During ‘Boston Med’ Filming Leave Three Boston Hospitals with $999,000 in Fines
By Art Gross – On September 20, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights announced a fine of $999,000 for three Boston hospitals, all of which violated HIPAA while allowing ABC’s TV series “Boston Med” to film the show in their facilities.
CDRH FY 2019 Proposed Guidance Development and Retrospective Review
By Jeff Shuren MD JD – FDA guidances explain the agency’s interpretation of, or policy on, a regulatory issue. The agency and its centers prepare guidances for industry, but also for other customers, including our own staff…
Provider Provisions under Managed Care Contracts—What CFOs Need to Know
By Brian McGraw – Managed care contractual provisions affect payment, departmental organization, billing procedures and confidential records. Contracts can also impact clinical decision-making.
Preventing One Million Heart Attacks and Strokes: Start With the ABCS
By Bob McNellis – Let’s start with some numbers: 415,480 deaths. 2.2 million hospitalizations. $32.7 billion in hospital costs. What do these data have in common? Each provide a different perspective on the staggering impacts associated with preventable heart attacks, strokes, & other cardiovascular disease-related events in 2016.
Data at Risk: Exposure from Breaches
By Matt Fisher – The threat and occurrence of data breaches receive frequent attention in the healthcare industry. It often feels as though a new breach (or more) is reported on an almost daily basis.
ONC Asking Questions
By William Hyman – The ONC has released via the Federal Register a Request for Information (RFI) on the EHR Reported Program which was established by the 2017 21st Century Cures Act. Overarching questions that arises in this regard is given that health IT must achieve certification,