Health IT Laws May Hold Back Development and Fail to Protect Data

Source: HCPro HIM

Healthcare IT laws need to be brought up to date to address new technologies and emerging threats such as ransomware, legislators said at a federal hearing.

Gold’s Gospel: Dysfunctional Definitions

Source: ACDIS Blog

Some CDI specialists are hearing it is acceptable to use ileus as an acute organ dysfunction to support the diagnosis of severe sepsis, but “dysfunction” can be interpreted in different ways, and the term is potentially harmful due to misinterpretation.

Physicians Stymied by MACRA's Unknowns

Source: HealthLeaders Media

The final rule on payment reform under MACRA may be weeks away, but providers are bracing for it as they mull two new payment tracks and await clarification on several key terms found in the legislation.

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Q&A: Determining Present on Admission Conditions

Source: ACDIS

Is a diagnosed and treated condition during the first 24 hours considered present on admission?

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Billing for Ancillary Bedside Procedures training handbook

Hospitals are often concerned that charging separately for bedside procedures will be considered “double dipping”—perhaps rightfully so, because the rules can be complex. However, CMS allows facilities to line-report many items often thought of as outpatient nursing services (e.g., injections, transfusions, certain supplies) for both inpatients and outpatients.

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