When Practices are Too Cautious about HIPAA

Many providers have the belief that HIPAA should be treated like well-regarded advice from your mom: It's better to be safe than sorry. But that mentality is not always the…

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ICD and DSM Coding Compliance Will Be Important In 2020 and Beyond

On October 1, the grace period for allowing providers to submit “less-than specific” codes ran out. If you recall, when ICD-10-CM went live in 2015, the federal government gave providers…

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Do HIT Workers Need A College Degree?

Health IT departments have a great need for skilled employees. With meaningful use, predictive analytics, ICD-10, quality goals and more, most managers say they could use more staff. But that…

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