Information on Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 The recent outbreak of respiratory illness caused by the novel coronavirus COVID-19 is a rapidly evolving situation. Coronavirus is a large family of viruses, which include severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). Common symptoms include a fever, cough, and shortness of breath. As always, the [...]
Revenue cycle leaders across the U.S. are responsible for the financial side of the patient experience, collections, revenue analytics and revenue integrity. This is a huge responsibility to maintain the health of organizations. Here are 15 women who hold senior and executive revenue cycle roles at hospitals and health systems. A special thank you to [...]
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference is only a week away from kicking off in Orlando. The annual event, which brings tens of thousands from the worlds of healthcare tech together with payers, providers and policy experts to a single place, typically offers a barometer for where the industry is going in [...]
ICD-10-CM Official Coding Guidelines - Supplement Coding encounters related to E-cigarette, or Vaping, Product Use Introduction The purpose of this document is to provide official diagnosis coding guidance for healthcare encounters related to the 2019 health care encounters and deaths related to e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI). This guidance is consistent [...]
As posted in HIPAA, HIPAA Violations by Art Gross June 3, 2019 Quest Diagnostics, one of the country’s largest blood testing providers announced on Monday that nearly 12 million patients may have had their sensitive information compromised in a data breach. The breach occurred at one of Quest’s billing collections vendors, American Medical Collection Agency [...]
