The Opioid Funding Controversy: A Portent of the Upcoming Bipartisan Healthcare Reform Debate
The continuing efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act could open doors for advocacy groups to revisit aspects of the legislation they want to change.
Ask the Experts: Handling Patients Who Provide False Identities
Are there any policies or workflow processes for handling emergency department patients who misrepresent their identities?
Compliance Analytics: There’s Gold in the Data
Compliance can become a financial asset. For example, data mining provides opportunities to improve vague or incomplete clinical documentation, weak internal communication, overly conservative or inconsistent coding, and physician education, all of which improve the bottom line and reduce risk.
The Abuse and Misuse of Observation Services
Lack of limitations on observation status has led to confusion and increased expense among patients.
Ask the Experts: HIPAA Compliance for Minors
Are there any special HIPAA considerations when treating children (minors) who are living in group homes?
Obstacles Remain for Team Based Care
Some allied health professionals see state laws as the biggest hindrance.The growing use of team based care continues to run into legal and regulatory hurdles, industry advocates say. Shawn Martin, senior vice president at the American Association of Family Physicians,
Hospital Requirement to Provide Auxiliary Communication Aids Continues
An appellate court ruled hospitals must continue to provide appropriate auxiliary aids to help hearing impaired patients exchange medical and financial information with hospital staff.
Ask the Experts: RAC Reserves on Balance Sheets
How should hospitals account for RAC reserves on their balance sheets?
Facing MACRA Without Fear
David Lareau offers insights into the future of the Medicare and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015.
How Finance Can Play a Pivotal Role in the Transition to MACRA
As a central entity in a healthcare practice, the finance department is in a unique position to review processes and implement improvements as the MACRA transition begins.