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Work Plan Fiscal Year 2007
Author: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Office of the Inspector General
Source: Government (U.S.)
Publication Date: October 12, 2006
Ready for the Deficit Reduction Act?: Effective 2007, the Federal Government is Raising the Bar on Anti-Fraud Compliance
Author: Sheeder, Frank
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2006
Large providers dozing on January 1 will put their Medicaid reimbursement at risk. But it will not take long before new federal anti-fraud mandates become universal requirements or voluntary practices for providers of all sizes.
On February 8, 2006, the president signed the Deficit Redu....
Crimes and Sanctions: Current Controversies over HIPAA's Criminal Penalty
Author: Gellman, Robert
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: October 2006
In the past year there have been some surprising twists in the interpretation of HIPAA’s criminal penalty. This article reviews current views of the penalty and considers the effect on sanctions for healthcare workers who fail to comply with health privacy policies.
The Statute and....
Job Shadowing and the HIPAA Privacy Rule
Author: AHIMA Privacy and Security Practice Council
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: September 2006
Job shadowing is a popular method of providing a work-based learning experience. It allows an individual to follow or “shadow” a healthcare professional during a typical workday. The participant can observe the healthcare professional’s job duties, ask questions, and eval....
Facsimile Transmission of Health Information (2006 update)
Author: Blevins, Alicia; Davis, Nancy; Hjort, Beth M.; Lemery, Chrisann; Mangin, Wendy L; Mikels, Debra A; Nicholas, Cindy
Source: AHIMA practice brief | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: August 2006
This practice brief has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.
The State of HIPAA Privacy and Security Compliance, 2006
Author: AHIMA
Source: AHIMA report
Publication Date: April 19, 2006
This third annual survey looks at how well the industry is maintaining HIPAA privacy and security compliance as a part of the normal course of business as it moves further away from the implementation deadlines.
Fighting Fraud Automatically: How Coding Automation Can Prevent Health Care Fraud
Author: Garvin, Jennifer Hornung; Watzlaf, Valerie J.M.; Moeini, Sohrab
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2006
Automation helps streamline the coding process. When combined with sophisticated analytic software, it can reduce fraud, too.
Automating coding software is generating interest for many reasons--an important one is its ability to speed the turnaround time between patient enco....
Fraud Control: New Tools, New Potential
Author: Hanson, Susan P.; Cassidy, Bonnie S.
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2006
With the right planning, health IT and nationwide health data exchange can deter healthcare fraud.
Fraud is a significant drain on the US healthcare system. The National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association estimates that 3 percent of the nation's annual healthcare outlay--$51 billion--was....
Fraud Management: a $100 Billion Bonus from Health IT?
Author: Kloss, Linda L
Source: Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2006
The financial losses from healthcare fraud in the US are staggering...and growing. Fraud was estimated to be between 3 and 10 percent of total health expenditures in 2003, or $51 to $170 billion, according to the National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association. Whether an interconnected health IT....
Dangerous E/M Coding Practices: Identifying and Remedying Common Sources
Author: Stanfill, Mary H
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: March 2006
Code assignment for physician evaluation and management (E/M) services is inherently problematic because of the multiple coding rules and reporting guidelines that must be applied and the subjectivity of the codes. Consistent E/M coding practices are critical in the physician practice setting.....
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