3 Strategies for Virtual HIM Departments: From Reaction to Reality
Over the past two years, hospital departments, including health information management (HIM) departments, have been forced to restructure their operations using remote or virtual teams. During this time, we’ve learned a great deal about how well-managed HIM...
The Patient Right of Access Rule and a Look at Enforcement Actions
New government regulations never stop in healthcare. It’s just the nature of the business and that’s unlikely to change. However, the reality of this is that some rules get more attention than others. One rule that I think some have missed is the Patient Right of...
Fast Focus: Information Sharing
The 21st Century Cures Act aims to improve access to health information and a connected healthcare ecosystem by establishing interoperability and anti-information blocking requirements. What started nearly two decades ago with regional Health Information Exchanges...