Hospital Payment & Information Management Archives – April 1, 2003
April 1, 2003
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HIPAA: If you haven’t started, move fast to develop privacy policies
On April 14, covered entities under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) are expected to be in compliance with the new Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. -
HIPAA security rule now in final form
Final security standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for protecting patient health information that is maintained or transmitted electronically have been adopted by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). -
Guest Column: Work closely with coders, or ED revenue may be lost
Without connectivity between emergency department (ED) clinical staff, business office, medical records, and compliance, your ED stands to lose significant revenue. -
Is your ED making costly coding errors?
Here is a list of common coding errors or omissions of facility procedures, identified by Caral Edelberg, CPC, CCS-P, president and CEO of Jacksonville, FL-based Medical Management Resources/TeamHealth: -
One call does it all at Portland call center
Providence Health System in Portland, OR, has improved customer service and increased staff efficiency by creating a call center that allows patients to handle physician and hospital billing questions with one telephone call. -
Coding needs priority in new access department
When Anthony M. Bruno, MPA, MEd, took on the challenge of creating an access department at Presbyterian Medical Center, part of the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), one of his first hires was Colette Howerton, who became the new manager for outpatient access services. -
The big picture counts in mental health, too
Employee Assistance Programs and similar services are available in many organizations to help employees with mental health issues, but not nearly enough attention is paid to mental health on the organizational level, says Jeffrey P. Kahn, president of New York City-based WorkPsych Associates. -
Find out why people stay and not why they leave
Most of health care these days seems to be about problem-solving figuring out what is wrong with a patient, a process, or a system and fixing it. -
Information resources for Appreciative Inquiry
Information resources for Appreciative Inquiry -
News Briefs
Bush signs funding bill giving more to hospitals; CPT-4 coding inconsistent; templates could help; Feds offer database for record disclosures -
DRG Coding Advisor: OPPS: The emergency department challenge — part II
In addition to evaluation and management (E/M) facility fees for the emergency department (ED), hospitals must report CPT-4 codes and HCPCS level II codes for all procedures and services to ensure accurate reimbursement from Medicare and many of the commercial payers.