9 Steps for a Successful HIPAA Audit
How can your organization become and remain compliant with the HIPAA standards? Is your hospital ready for an audit? A HIPAA audit pilot program could increase the number of HIPAA audits conducted.
6 Critical Healthcare Issues to the 2012 Presidential Election
With the presidential election just weeks away, where do the candidates stand on the healthcare issues, specifically Healthcare Reform? Following are 6 issues which are pivotal to this year’s political race.
BHM Healthcare Solutions Spotlight – Healthcare Financial Analysis
Have you had your healthcare financial analysis lately? You have an annual wellness checkup, don’t you? It is probably […]
Do You Know the ACA? A Quiz to Test Your Knowledge
How much do you know about the Affordable Care Act? Have you read all 900 pages? Do you know what to expect in the years to come? Below is […]
Protecting Health Records: The Physician Isn’t the Enemy
Protecting Health Records: The Physician Isn't the Enemy
Can You Benefit From an Automated Medical Peer Review Portal?
A medical peer review is a formal process in which care is reviewed to determine medical necessity. It can provide a means for an independent review organization (IRO) to review all of the documentation.
Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act Passes
July 9, 2012, the President signed S. 3187 also known as the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act. The act is designed to help spped safe and […]
Healthcare Compliance – The Joint Commission’s Influenza Vaccination for Licenses Independent Practitioners and Staff
Vaccination for Licenses Independent Practitioners
[…]The Importance of Physician Advisor Services
Let’s discuss the importance of physician advisor services. According to a report issued by the Department of Health & Human Services, the Office of the Inspector General reviewed a […]
Part 2 of 2 – New CARF Standards Effective for Surveys Conducted After June 30, 2012
New CARF Standards
The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities International (CARF) was founded in 1966 and serves the following areas: aging services, behavioral health, business and services management networks, […]