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CMS Announces RAC Contractors
October 7, 2008 9:03 AM by Lisa Algeo
On Oct. 6, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced the names of the new national Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs). The new RACs are: Diversified Collection Services, Inc. of Livermore, California, in Region A, initially working in Maine, Read More...
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Calling All Teams
August 22, 2008 11:58 AM by Lisa Algeo
It's that time again. For the last 8 years, at the end of July, I've reminded you that you've got to be in it to win it. And this year is no exception. It's time to enter your department in the 2008 HIM Team of the Year contest . If you're chosen by our Read More...
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Can ICD-10 Finally Be Happening?
August 20, 2008 9:04 AM by Lynn Jusinski
There's some movement on the ICD-10 front. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed replacing ICD-9 codes with ICD-10 codes by October 2011. According to HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt, "We are taking a giant step forward toward developing Read More...
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Concerns Raised Over NY Medical Records Acts
July 1, 2008 11:23 AM by Lisa Algeo
This morning, the Association of Health Information Outsourcing Services (AHOIS) issued the following press release regarding its concerns about the pending New York medical record legislation. There are three bills pending in the New York legislature, Read More...
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What the Internet Says
June 17, 2008 9:24 AM by Lynn Jusinski
I've had so many things that I've wanted to post about lately. Unfortunately, time has been a bit crunched. I'm working on a few articles that I'm excited about, and I'm also trying to get a brand new Salary Survey up and running so we can bring you the Read More...
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AHIOS Comments on Pending Louisiana Acts
June 11, 2008 1:49 PM by Lynn Jusinski
We received this statement from the Association of Health Information Outsourcing Services (AHIOS) in our inboxes this morning here at ADVANCE . I've covered AHIOS before, for an article on a different release of information (ROI) law. I've linked to Read More...
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USA Today Features Article on Patient Records
April 29, 2008 10:54 AM by Lisa Algeo
The headline screams, "Across USA, Anxiety Over Access to Patient Records." It grabbed my attention, and I found it to be an interesting read. It seems that back in 2006, USA Today set up a patient safety Web site to give readers a venue to express concerns Read More...
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In the Privacy Hot Seat
April 9, 2008 12:59 PM by Lisa Algeo
I'm sure most of you have heard about the privacy breaches at UCLA Medical Center by now. You can't turn on an entertainment show or open a newspaper without being barraged by "Celebrity Patients Need Privacy Too" or "More UCLA Record Abuses Found." The Read More...
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Google Enters Medical Records Business
February 22, 2008 12:48 PM by Lisa Algeo
First it was Microsoft with its Health Vault , and then AOL's co-founder got into the game by offering Revolution Health , which offers online tools for managing personal health histories. It was only a matter of time before Google jumped on the bandwagon. Read More...
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Help Find a Cure
January 22, 2008 9:41 AM by Lisa Algeo
Early last month, columnists Leslie Ann Fox, MA, RHIA, FAHIMA, and Patty Thierry Sheridan, MBA, RHIA, wrote about the impact of HIPAA on research ( Hands on Help, Dec. 3, 2007 ). They discussed the confusion that still surrounds the privacy regulation Read More...
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Sneaking a Peek?
October 6, 2007 9:40 PM by Lisa Algeo
A recent incident at Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie, WY, has sparked my interest. It seems in the past month, the hospital has fired, suspended and scolded a number of employees for violating HIPAA, according to a report on Courant.com . As it turns Read More...
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