By Roger Shindell This week, we wrap up our HIPAA series by pivoting away from from focusing specifically on survey results and turning our attention to the state of HIPAA compliance across the industry. To do this, we review random audits conducted in 2012 by the CMS Office of Civil Rights, the staggering results […]
Beyond what is captured through EHR, Cornerstone Hospice & Palliative Care, Inc. had additional paper records dispersed across its organization. What they needed was a tool that could seamlessly bring all of this disparate information together and put it all under one electronic roof. They turned to Allscripts Homecare’s AllDocs. This article describes in […]
To help healthcare providers prepare for ICD-10, CMS has released new checklists and timelines for small and medium provider practices, large provider practices, small hospitals and payers. These resources are designed to give a high-level understanding of what the ICD-10 transition requires and how each provider’s ICD-10 preparations compare with recommended time frames. Many […]
