MRO Compliance
JANUARY 7, 2025
This approach enhances both performance and compliance while minimizing human error. According to a Black Book survey , 90% of HIM professionals believe that upcoding is a significant ethical concern, while 85% say that discrepancies identified during coding audits often lead to denied claims or repayment demands due to system complexity.
Bill of Health
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
These six students are a fantastic cohort of scholars who join us from Harvard Law School and Harvard Medical School. Each will undertake a year-long research project with mentorship from Center faculty and affiliates and will blog here at Bill of Health regularly. Keep an eye out for their bylines! Spencer Andrews (J.D.
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Natalia Mazina
JULY 28, 2022
While this is not a new case, it serves as a good reminder that even a small healthcare provider is subject to potential monetary penalties under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Our other relevant blog posts: “ OCR increases HIPAA audits ,” “ When was the last time you trained your workforce on HIPAA?
Verisys
MARCH 6, 2025
Technologies continue to transform the healthcare industrythe da Vinci Surgical Robot performs precise movements that enable minimally invasive surgeries, the CyberKnife delivers targeted radiotherapy, and smart devices provide practitioners with instantaneous updates to patient health. What Is AI in Healthcare Compliance?
Verisys
APRIL 3, 2025
Poor communication between departments : Credentialing requires input from many players, including HR, compliance teams, and insurance payers. This can result in providers being unable to bill for services, disruptions in patient care, and compliance violations.
MRO Compliance
MAY 18, 2022
A small breach can be a simple release of information (ROI) process error involving a patient’s protected health information (PHI). Most of those disclosure points occur outside the health information management (HIM) department in areas where individuals are not trained in PHI disclosure management. Social media.
Total HIPAA
AUGUST 2, 2023
To ensure the protection of sensitive information related to Substance Use Disorder (SUD) patients, the US Department of Health and Human Services and The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (HHS and SAMHSA) collaborated to create the HIPAA Drug and Alcohol Records Law, also known as 42 CFR Part 2.
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