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Eight hours after a 36-year-old woman ingested an herbal product marketed for its internal cleansing properties, she experienced symptoms of heart poisoning, including nausea, high potassium levels, slow heart rate and other heart-rate changes.
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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:
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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.
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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.
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Bush signs funding bill giving more to hospitals; CPT-4 coding inconsistent; templates could help; Feds offer database for record disclosures
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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.
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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).
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Without connectivity between emergency department (ED) clinical staff, business office, medical records, and compliance, your ED stands to lose significant revenue.
