Month: August 2020
2020-2021 Influenza Vaccine Codes, Pricing, and Recommendations
With the novel coronavirus continuing to circulate and cause severe illness in the United States and worldwide, getting a flu
Read moreHow to Avoid the OIG with Correct Coding [Sponsored]
This article is published in sponsorship with Pena4. By Laudine A. Markovchick, RHIT, CCS On March 13, 2020, the COVID-19
Read moreComplete Coding for Iatrogenic Injuries
By Cari Greenwood, RHIA, CCS, CPC Aisha is a 71-year-old-female patient with osteoarthritis of the left hip. She sees Dr.
Read moreDecision-Support Tools, Tinged with Race and Gender Bias, Draw Regulator Scrutiny
By Mary Butler Healthcare providers that use artificial intelligence (AI) programs to assist with diagnostic and care-related decisions should expect
Read moreCan Social Determinants of Health Meet Its Moment in a Pandemic?
By Matt Schlossberg For years, it was difficult to find a conference, technology solution, or plucky that didn’t extol social
Read moreWorking from Home During COVID-19: Challenges and Solutions
By Elizabeth Delahoussaye, RHIA, CHPS, and AnnE Rice, MS, RHIA While some of us have worked from home before the
Read moreFive Tips for Success as a Remote HIM Professional
By Sabrina Yousfi, MBA, RHIA, CCS, CDIP Many roles within health information management (HM) can now be done remotely thanks
Read moreThe Revenue Impact of CDI and Coding Mismatches and Physician Query Analysis
By Karen G. Youmans, MPA, RHIA, CCS Collaboration between clinical documentation integrity (CDI) specialists and health information management (HIM) coding
Read moreFour Things HIM Managers Wished They Knew Before Sending Staff Home
By Elizabeth Delahoussaye, RHIA, CHPS and AnnE Rice, MS, RHIA Picture this: It’s pre-COVID-19. Your department is largely onsite, with
Read moreStrategies for Managing Patient Identification and Remote COVID-19 Testing
By Julie A. Pursley, MSHI, RHIA, CHDA, FAHIMA The demand for COVID-19 testing has increased the volume of test results
Read moreCMS Proposes Medicare Telehealth Coverage in 2021
Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule lays the groundwork for payment and policy changes. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Read moreAHIMA Policy Statement on Integrating Clinical and Administrative Data
By Chantal Worzala, PhD Imagine a world where health information management teams know in advance the documentation a payer needs
Read more12 New Codes to Identify Therapeutics
And that’s not all: CMS has issued new coding guidance, too. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented
Read moreFocus on Coding 3 Common Pediatric Eye Conditions
ICD-10-CM coding is clear when you know what to look for. Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month is a good
Read moreEnsure Good Vision Through Life
August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month. With the upcoming school year just around the corner, August is dedicated
Read moreCardiovascular Coding: Solve the PCI Puzzle Using CPT® and NCCI Guidelines
Know what details you need to piece together for proper coding of percutaneous coronary intervention. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) coding
Read moreIt’s Time to Master Pathophysiology
Expand your knowledge and boost your career with AAPC’s newest advanced specialty course. In this ever-evolving healthcare environment, employers need
Read moreMultisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: Here’s What You Need to Know
How to understand and deal with MIS-C and the unknown. As if the threat of COVID-19 wasn’t enough, at the
Read moreAHIMA Focuses on Privacy During the Month of August
By Matt Schlossberg Healthcare privacy and information security is at a crossroads. Increased interoperability, portability, and connectivity of health information
Read moreIntroducing Privacy at the Crossroads
By Robyn Stambaugh, MS, RHIA COVID-19’s impact on global healthcare systems accentuated the vulnerability of health information and has catalyzed
Read moreBetter Together
By A. Andrews Dean, CPHIMS, CHDA, CPHI, CPPM, CPC From the acceleration of interoperability and health information exchange initiatives to
Read morePatient Matching in the Era of COVID-19: Maintaining Control Over Patient Privacy and Data Governance
By Dan Cidon COVID-19 is changing nearly everything about the way healthcare organizations operate. From telehealth visits and elective surgeries
Read morePrivacy’s New Normal
By Wylecia Wiggs Harris, PhD, CAE The need to adapt in the face of unprecedented challenges is a theme I
Read morePrivacy in a Pandemic
By Mary Butler One of the most effective public health tools officials use to combat COVID-19 has been hampered in
Read moreWhy Hospitals Need to Rethink Privacy and Information Security Models
By Judi Hofman, BCRT, CHPS, CHP, CHSS Halfway through 2020, we can safely say that the healthcare landscape is rapidly
Read morePrivacy on the Global Stage
By Kelly McLendon, RHIA, CHPS; Andrew Rodriguez, MSHI, CHPS, MSHI, HCISPP, C; Chris Apgar, CISSP, C|CISO; and Julia Huddleston, CIPP/US,
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August 2020 Privacy on the Global Stage Syndicated from https://journal.ahima.org/august-2020/
Read moreThe Legacy of COVID-19 – Impact on HIM Now and in the Future
Sponsored content from: While the major focus was, and still is, on delivering patient care and stopping the spread of
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