The Office of Civil Rights recently imposed a $1.6 million civil penalty against the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
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Texas HHSC fined $1.6 million for HIPAA breach
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently imposed a $1.6 million civil penalty against the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (TX HHSC) for a data breach that enabled unauthorized individuals to view the protected health information (PHI) of 6,617 individuals.
Enforcing hospital price transparency: Is $300 max daily fine big enough?
Source: HealthLeaders Media
The final rule on hospital price transparency issued Friday by CMS allows the agency to impose civil monetary penalties for those that fail to comply, but some proponents of the policy worry these relatively minor fines may be an insufficient enforcement tool.
 

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Implement updates to the 2020 ICD-10-CM coding guidelines
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
The fiscal year (FY) 2020 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, released shortly after the FY 2020 ICD-10-CM code release, provide instructions for healthcare professionals on how to appropriately report complex diagnoses. Coders should take time to review these changes that were implemented October 1.
 

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Q&A: Outsourced CDI staffing
Source: ACDIS
Q: What should our organization take into consideration when outsourcing some of our CDI staffing to help us when we have full-time employees out on extended leave or paid time off?

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