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Digital Innovation and AI in Revenue Cycle Management
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 difference, and the areas in which they could make a difference, if applied. Let’s now take...
Strategies to Focus Internal Audit Activities
Healthcare staffing shortages, declining margins, and lower reimbursements brings renewed attention to operational expenditures. Yet as the volume of administrative work continues to climb, this means getting more done with fewer resources. So it may be a good time to...
Updating Healthcare Data Management and Privacy
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 of the same name, which created a national standard to protect sensitive patient health...
HIPAA Challenges: State AGs Crack Down on Data Privacy
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 well-versed in reporting data breaches to the Office for Civil Rights because of HIPAA,...
Clinical audits and denials impact 3% or more of NPR being held in reserve
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 them. Half of healthcare organizations hold more than 3% of total net patient revenue (NPR) in...
Keeping Reproductive Patient Records Protected and Private
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 privacy of sensitive patient data related to reproductive health. Here are four steps to take...
Data Liberation Day Elevates New Call for Health Information Expertise
Attendees at the AHIMA22 Global Conference demonstrated their steadfast commitment to liberating, managing and protecting electronic patient information (EPI). Just three days after ONC’s information blocking rule went into effect, nearly 2000 health information...
Lessons learned from 11 right of access violations
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Continuing the Interoperability Journey – Three New Opportunities for HIM
Healthcare interoperability is a team sport, and information technology (IT) professionals aren’t the only players in the game. Professionals with heath information (HI) management skills, experience, and leadership also fill valuable interoperability roles. The deep...
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