A New HIPAA Federal Rule is on the Horizon for Health Plans
In case preparing for ICD-10 and recovering from the Omnibus Rule isn’t enough, it looks like another federal rule—health plan...
A Lesson from the Olympics on Leadership and Coaching
The world’s top Olympic athletes all answer to a coach, so why don’t managers and CEOs do the same...
Stop Bleeding Money! It Starts with Patient Intake
Is your organization leaking money? Could your revenue cycle be to blame? Every year, healthcare facilities spend huge amounts of...
Social Media Usage in Healthcare: What’s the Balance?
Whether it’s Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or, yes, even CaringBridge, the vast majority of Americans use at least one form of...
Ten ICD-10 New Year’s Resolutions Worth the Commitment
We rang in the New Year last week, but with that celebration comes trepidation among the healthcare community. After all,...
Failing to Prepare for ICD-10 is Preparing to Fail: Part III of III
The Coming ICD-10 Cash Flow Crisis and How to Avoid It The transition to ICD-10 will not be without its...
Failing to Prepare for ICD-10 is Preparing to Fail: Part II of III
The Coming ICD-10 Cash Flow Crisis and How to Avoid It How can your practice avoid having cash flow issues...
Failing to Prepare for ICD-10 is Preparing to Fail: Part I of III
The Coming ICD-10 Cash Flow Crisis and How to Avoid It ICD-10 is the tenth revision of the International Statistical...
Why Accurate Clinical Documentation Makes all the Difference
As of the date of this post, we still don’t know when we will begin using ICD-10. Regardless, it is...
ICD-10: Why Not a Transition Period?
I haven’t mentioned 5010 recently as it seems to be the never-ending story. On March 15, 2012, a mere 16...
How to Maintain Staff Support for ICD-10
Almost every day there’s a new article on the reasons for and against the ICD-10 delay, and predictions for when...
Cautions Against “Knee-Jerk” ICD-10 Reactions
Remember the game Jenga? Each player takes a turn carefully placing a rectangular wooden puzzle piece on top of the...
ICD-10 and the Financial Impact
Industry experts suggest the ICD-10 conversion will be more time-consuming, costly, and complicated than the preparation for Y2K. Some...
How Will ICD-10 Affect Patient Satisfaction?
There’s one thing that will never change at your practice or organization. That is patient satisfaction is critical to your...
ICD-10: Flash Forward to 2014
Flash forward to February 1, 2014, four months after your practice or organization has started using ICD-10 codes. As you...
What to Expect When OCR Knocks on Your Door for a HIPAA Audit
You get the OCR audit notification letter and the panic begins. You are one of the ‘unlucky’ providers or health...