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Lessons Learned from the First Wave of COVID: How to Navigate the Second Wave and Implement Lasting Changes to Benefit your Practice
When the COVID-19 pandemic reached our shores, it instantly changed the way we lived and worked. Many businesses were shuttered, and most people have yet to return to their offices since the March 2020 lockdowns. Virtual meetings, remote learning and limited socially...
As the Feds Get Tough on Workplace Safety, HCN Can Help Your Practice Stay Compliant
What to Do If Your Practice is Subjected to a Coding Audit
A coding audit can be immensely stressful. Even though many practices do well, there are cases (some of them rather well known) involving fraudulent behavior which result in large recoupments and overpayment extrapolations. How well you’ll do depends at least in...
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid services has recently proposed dramatic changes to the evaluation and management (E/M) guidelines and payment methodology.
The proposed rule includes a single payment for new and established patient office visits, elimination of the history and physical examination documentation requirements, and heightened emphasis on the medical decision-making (MDM) and time elements....
Does the Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance apply to your practice?
GDPR is similar in concept to HIPAA/HITECH for the United States, but not only does it protect an individual’s health information (PHI), but it covers all personal data.
Proper way to manage chemical waste
The Environmental Protection Agency now regulates how you treat, store and or dispose of those chemical wastes.
Uber Health: Changing the No-Show Equation
Uber has created a service called Uber Health. It is a way for them to partner with healthcare organizations to provide reliable, comfortable transportation for patients.
Are you doing weekly spore testing?
Sterilization procedures should be monitored using biological, mechanical, and chemical indicators
The DOs and DO NOTs of Email Security
Criminals do not take a holiday vacation!!
7 Tips for Compliance
Does your practice promote a culture of compliance?
Protect your Data at Rest
As cyber threats have increased significantly in recent years, the healthcare community has done a decent job at protecting data in transit.
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