by Dawn Crump, MA, CHC, SSBB | Jan 18, 2023 | Feature Articles
Digital Innovation and AI in Revenue Cycle Management January 18, 2022 Healthcare IT Today Digital Innovation and Artificial Intelligence are two huge topics recently in the world of Healthcare IT. We’ve talked about the many areas in which they are actively making a...
by Dawn Crump, MA, CHC, SSBB | Jan 13, 2023 | Feature Articles
Strategies to Focus Internal Audit Activities January 13, 2022 Journal of AHIMA Healthcare staffing shortages, declining margins, and lower reimbursements brings renewed attention to operational expenditures. Yet as the volume of administrative work continues to...
by Rita Bowen, MA, RHIA, CHPS, CHPC, SSGB | Dec 22, 2022 | Feature Articles
Updating Healthcare Data Management and Privacy December 12, 2022 Healthcare NOW Radio So what does HIPAA mean and where did it come from? The letters stand for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The term originated with the federal law...
by Rita Bowen, MA, RHIA, CHPS, CHPC, SSGB | Dec 6, 2022 | Feature Articles
HIPAA Challenges: State AGs Crack Down on Data Privacy December 6, 2022 For The Record State attorneys general have been increasingly ramping up investigations and cracking down on data breaches at health care organizations. Although hospitals and health systems are...
by Dawn Crump, MA, CHC, SSBB | Nov 2, 2022 | Feature Articles
Clinical audits and denials impact 3% or more of NPR being held in reserve November 2, 2022 HFMA Clinically avoidable denials continue to impact revenue, slow cashflow and increase bad debt, yet CFOs have limited insight into why these denials occur and how to avoid...
by Rita Bowen, MA, RHIA, CHPS, CHPC, SSGB | Oct 28, 2022 | Feature Articles
Keeping Reproductive Patient Records Protected and Private October 28, 2022 Health IT Answers Given recent guidance from the OCR, now is the time for HI professionals to hold internal discussions, revisit policies, refresh education, and build checklists to ensure the...
