Healthcare IT Today

MAY 10, 2024

The following is a guest article by Tanya Sanderson, RN, BSN, MBA, MHA, CLNC, CHFP, Senior Director of Revenue Integrity at Xsolis The concept of “revenue integrity” hasn’t really changed over the years, but the roles, responsibilities, and oversight have become far more complex and difficult to gain industry consensus around.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The following is a guest article by Nagaraj Kuppuswamy, Co-Founder and CEO at Beaconer The healthcare industry has become a major target for cybercriminals in recent years. Healthcare data breaches surged in 2022, with over 44 million patient records compromised in the US alone according to the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Population Health Precision Medicine Telehealth Workforce From vaccines to virtual care, enterprise imaging to precision medicine, these are the growth areas that will shape the direction of healthcare, this year and beyond.

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

Checklist for Individual & Small Group Practices Written by: Nancie Lee Cummins, CFE, CHA, CIFHA, OHCC, CHCM, CHCO, CORCM This article provides an overview of Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) and basic checklist of policies and procedures for compliance of smaller health care organizations.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Clinical Decision Support Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Government & Policy Patient Engagement AHRQ is helping the transition towards evidence-based recommendations to guide clinical decision-making that incorporates patients' needs and preferences. healthcare system needs to aspire to and is working towards.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The following is a guest article by Karra Hendrix, Product Marketing at Verifiable It’s no secret that healthcare is one of the slowest industries to evolve to modern digital practices, with most large healthcare organizations still living in a world of paper and filing cabinets. How is provider data shared in your organization?

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 13, 2023

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. RockHealth.org announced its 2023 cohort of Innovation Fellows , with founders focused in areas such as mental health, end-of-life care, pediatric telehealth, and trauma care.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2023

Stephen Sofoul, SVP, Data & Decision Science Services at MultiPlan A critical challenge lies in the shortage of experienced financial analysts or data analysts capable of effectively analyzing the wealth of information that the healthcare industry holds. However, with healthcare being ever-evolving our regulations are also ever evolving.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 2, 2024

The following is a guest article by Marlena Herrera, Director at Protegrity Healthcare organizations are becoming more lucrative targets for hackers, as their data is rich with extremely sensitive information and is often susceptible to vulnerabilities. Healthcare’s most valuable data is their patient or policyholder data.

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YouCompli

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Unfortunately, with a title like “compliance officer,” we have some image issues to overcome if we want our healthcare leaders to see us more like a business partner and less like an obstacle. Let’s imagine someone is conducting an audit involving the review of medical-necessity documentation for physical therapy services.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 19, 2023

In other cases, a chat solution might involve the use of live online Q&A with administrative or clinic staff. A recent JMIR study found that 78% of physicians approve the use of chatbots for scheduling doctor appointments, 76% for locating health clinics, and 71% for providing basic information.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 6, 2023

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. Digitally-enabled care is the future of telehealth – “telehealth” has become industry norm since the start of the pandemic and used as a catchall term for everything from virtual doctor’s appointments to at-home testing kits.

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YouCompli

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Do your hiring managers and Human Resources colleagues know what to look for? Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has the authority to exclude individuals and entities from federally funded healthcare programs. Provision of unnecessary or substandard services.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 13, 2023

The following is a guest article by Sonia Chambers, Executive Director at West Virginia Health Information Network. Infrastructure is available nationally for states to leverage and customize locally for their unique Health Information Exchange needs. Some ready-made CSS tools that states will find useful include: .

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YouCompli

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued a warning regarding online tracking technologies. Tracking Technologies It is good to start by understanding Internet browser tracking. Once acknowledged, you can access their videos.

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

Checklist for Individual & Small Group Practices Written by: Nancie Lee Cummins, CFE, CHA, CIFHA, OHCC, CHCM, CHCO, CORCM This article provides an overview of Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) and basic checklist of policies and procedures for compliance of smaller health care organizations.

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YouCompli

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Enforcement agencies are prioritizing efforts to deter FWA as more individuals enroll in government healthcare programs like Medicare and Medicaid, and telehealth services continue to evolve post-pandemic. For example, they can describe how to read a billing statement and identify services or supplies that were not provided.

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AIHC

AUGUST 8, 2023

Written by: Carl Byron , CCS, CHA, CIFHA, CMDP, CPC, ICDCT-CM/PCS, OHCC This article follows The Cobra Effect article also written by Carl Byron. Although the Cobra Effect and Perverse Incentives terms are loosely used together; they actually are different. The Perverse Incentive or Cobra Effect?

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YouCompli

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Berger, there are six key psychological drivers for word-of-mouth communication among humans: Social Currency Triggers Emotion Public Practical Value Stories As compliance officers, we play a significant factor in influencing others and shaping our organizations’ culture of compliance. I recently stumbled across a book by Jonah Berger, Ph.D.,

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YouCompli

AUGUST 22, 2023

In contrast, Medicare Advantage is provided through a private health plan and typically covers everything in one monthly premium. For example, in July 2023, a health care organization in Portland, Maine, agreed to pay $22,485,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2023

The following is a guest article by Nate Maslak, Founder & CEO at Ribbon Health. The ability to seek treatment from a doctor specializing in your specific medical need is beneficial and improves health outcomes. And consumers have come to expect and demand this personalization. This expectation is expanding into healthcare.

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YouCompli

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

I was responsible for allocating financial, human, and physical resources to accomplish certain tasks.   By doing so, you and your project team will be excellent stewards of the human and physical resources needed to complete the project. Was “project manager” in your current or previous job descriptions? Agree to due dates.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 29, 2024

Dan O’Connor, Vice President, Service Desk Delivery at HCTec , says that resolving a customer service call involves a lot more than fixing the problem that the customer bought. Furthermore, every call is about patient care, even if it’s helping a staff person use their computer.

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YouCompli

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Compliance officers can help protect revenue and reduce the risk of penalties by collaborating with the Finance and Reimbursement departments to navigate the dynamics of outlier payments and prospective repayment. Leverage OIG reports to protect healthcare revenue. Price increases can sometimes result in inappropriate outlier payments.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The HIPAA definition of Covered Entities is generally explained as health plans, health care clearinghouses, and health care providers that conduct electronic transactions for which the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has developed standards. 2) A health care clearinghouse. (3)

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The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has reportedly launched an investigation into CVS’ practice for refilling prescriptions. Indest III, J.D.,

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The Health Law Firm

JANUARY 2, 2013

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is investigating a Tennessee-based nursing care company. Click here to read the entire article from the Wall Street Journal. By Danielle M. Murray, J.D.

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The Health Law Firm

JANUARY 28, 2013

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law. The pharmacy owner and his mother are allegedly being investigated by the US Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Click here to read the entire Naples News article. Indest III, J.D.,

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The Health Law Firm

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law and Dr. Thu Pham, O.D., Law Clerk, The Health Law Firm Attorney. A Tennessee ambulance company and the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) announced a settlement in a case over a post payment audit for more than two million dollars in May 2012.

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Hall Render

APRIL 3, 2023

With yet another criminal wage-fixing indictment filed this week, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) signaled its continued commitment to prosecuting anticompetitive conduct affecting the U.S. labor markets, including within the health care industry.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

With much of the country shut down earlier this year, the typical number of weekly virtual care visits grew from dozens, to hundreds, to thousands at hospitals and health systems across the country. Bardack, medical director of CareMount Medical and chair of the department of internal medicine/endocrine/rheumatology. " Dr. Lisa R.

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Health Populi

MARCH 11, 2019

If you don’t know the work of Dr. Verghese, and since you’re reading the Health Populi blog, you must get to know Dr. V now. We want our physicians to know us, deeply indeed, through all of our “omes:” genome, proteome, metabolome, transcriptome, and so on, Dr. V observes. million views. ” The U.S.

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Exeed Regulatory Compliance

MARCH 5, 2020

It rapidly caused a widespread epidemic in China and has spread to over 50 countries outside of China with more than 90,000 confirmed cases and 3000 deaths at the time of this blog article. Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has declared a public health emergency.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 31, 2022

The following is a guest article by Cindy Jordan, CEO at Pyx Health. The idea of loneliness as something that impacts health isn’t novel. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) links it to serious health conditions. The impact of isolation can be devastating on mental and physical health.

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Total HIPAA

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

If you’re just learning about HIPAA compliance, or beginning the process of becoming HIPAA compliant, this article will guide you through the initial steps you must take to adhere to the law. Explore the full article to gain a holistic understanding of the law or use the table of contents below to find the specific information you need.

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SQA

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Relevant matters are hereby announced as follows: As of 01 December 2022, the Electronic Certificates of Documentation for Export of APIs to the EU and Certificate of a Pharmaceutical Product will be put into use. Efforts should be made to promote and guide the use of electronic certificates.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The following is a guest article by Rachel Podczervinski MS, RHIA, Vice President of Professional Services at Harris Data Integrity Solutions. House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) appropriations bills. million per year in denied claims and lost revenue.

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