This week's note reviews guidance from CMS on how to report the new 340B modifiers and discusses how hospitals can create systems and processes to ease implementation of new billing requirements associated with the 340B changes.
Q: Is it a HIPAA concern if a patient and/or visitor takes photos or videos in which other patients, intentionally or not, appear? Are we required to forbid or prevent patients and visitors from taking photos or filming? If so, where is this requirement specified?
The term and concept of revenue integrity began emerging early in the 21st Century. This emergence was partly in response to concerns that phrases such as maximizing and optimizing revenue might imply gaming or failure to comply with regulations, laws, and business ethics.
This week’s Medicare updates include corrections to the OPPS final rule, clarification of Medicare’s policy regarding texting of patient information between healthcare providers, revisions to rural health clinic guidance, and more!
In any setting, the professional case manager is the individual who is the primary care coordinator. He or she is aware of the patient-centric plan and the necessity of keeping to the plan. The case manager is the chief communicator to all the other team members.
