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News
Breaches and audits brought much-needed attention to HIPAA
Source: Briefings on HIPAA
It’s been a challenging year for HIPAA compliance. OCR levied more than $20 million in breach settlement fines. Ransomware rocked the healthcare industry. OCR came under fire from government agencies for failing to adequately oversee and enforce HIPAA compliance.
Complying with sepsis-3 definition changes
Source: ACDIS Blog

For those who have been reading along with my columns regarding sepsis documentation and coding challenges, allow me to suggest the following strategies to assure a balance of compliance.
Tweaked $6.3 billion Cures Act bill heads to Senate
Source: HealthLeaders Media
HR 34 promises investments in cancer research, mental-health parity, opioid addiction, and more.
 

Daily Q&A
Q&A: Including 'unable to clinically determine' in multiple choice queries
Source: ACDIS

Q: One of my CDI specialists thought we needed the phrase “unable to clinically determine” as an option on every multiple choice query we send. My take on it is that if we have “other” with an option for free text, that would cover us for compliance. Further, I thought it was inappropriate to include this option in some cases, as it may offer an option that is preventing me from obtaining the detail and specificity I need. What are your thoughts?

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Upcoming CMS Events
Tuesday, 12/6 -  National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care and QAPI Call
Monday, 12/12 - 2016 Hospital Appeals Settlement Update Call
Wednesday, 1/11 -  Hospital Open Door Forum
Thursday, 1/12 - IRF-PAI Therapy Information Data Collection Call
 

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Prepare for the 2017 CPT Updates

On Wednesday, December 7, expert speakers Shannon E. McCall, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-I, CEMC, CCDS, and Peggy S. Blue, MPH, CPC, CCS, CCS-P, CEMC, will cover the CPT coding and guideline changes most significant to your organization and also review pertinent anatomical and technological details to help you understand how to apply the new codes.
 

    

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