It’s April and that means it’s time for the fiscal year 2025 proposed rules to start appearing. But the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The integration of generative artificial intelligence (AI) into the area of clinical documentation, including clinical documentation integrity (CDI) programs and electronic health records (EHRs), represents
After nearly two decades, passage of a National Provider Identifier remains elusive. Since the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was passed and signed
The move is just one of many regulatory tweaks being made amid the looming presidential transition. In a landmark move made amid a flurry of
The Social Dilemma of Health (SDoH). In March 2018, the world was shocked when it became public knowledge that Cambridge Analytica, a company based in
Google’s researchers apparently didn’t obtain HIPAA releases from patients. Recently, Google has made some stunning stumbles as it moves into the realm of handling healthcare
Case managers could be at risk relative to discharge planning. While not significantly common, hospital case managers have been named in nursing malpractice suits, primarily
Accounting for socioeconomic factors is critical to the sustainability of healthcare. Editor’s Note: This article was written as Hurricane Florence was heading directly for the
The government of Puerto Rico’s official Hurricane Maria death toll at 2,975. The 2017 hurricane season devastated entire regions of the globe, especially states and
The whistleblower brought this suit under the federal False Claims Act. The False Claims Act (FCA) allows a private party (known as a “relator” or
I recently attended the Health Care Compliance Association’s (HCCA) Compliance Institute (March 25-29, 2017) in National Harbor, MD, where healthcare compliance experts gathered to discuss
EDITOR’S NOTE: Matthew Albright will be the special guest on the March 27 edition of Monitor Mondays. Register now!This story was posted on Tuesday in
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