The Office of Civil Rights recently imposed a $1.6 million civil penalty against the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
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News | Texas HHSC fined $1.6 million for HIPAA breach | Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor | The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently imposed a $1.6 million civil penalty against the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (TX HHSC) for a data breach that enabled unauthorized individuals to view the protected health information (PHI) of 6,617 individuals. |
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Revenue Cycle Advisor Subscriber Content Implement updates to the 2020 ICD-10-CM coding guidelines | Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor | The fiscal year (FY) 2020 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, released shortly after the FY 2020 ICD-10-CM code release, provide instructions for healthcare professionals on how to appropriately report complex diagnoses. Coders should take time to review these changes that were implemented October 1. |
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Daily Q&A | Q&A: Outsourced CDI staffing | Source: ACDIS | Q: What should our organization take into consideration when outsourcing some of our CDI staffing to help us when we have full-time employees out on extended leave or paid time off? |
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Product Spotlight In this 90-minute webinar with live Q&A, expert speaker Caroline Rader Znaniec, MBA, MS-HCA, will clear up the confusion surrounding pricing transparency. Znaniec will walk attendees through current and future pricing transparency requirements recently revealed in the OPPS final rule. Attendees will gain a nuanced understanding of how to evaluate pricing models and best practices for maintaining those models. | |
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