Practice Managers Can Help Physician Group Grow, Thrive
Practice managers can either be beneficial to a practice, or add unneeded stress.
Practice managers can either be beneficial to a practice, or add unneeded stress.
Because many computer systems have only minimal cyber defense, it is relatively easy for even rookie hackers to get in.
HHS Office for Civil Rights may impose such a plan on providers receiving HIPAA fines to lower risk of future data loss incidents.
HHS fined providers for not having a business associate agreement in place or using an outdated one.
One of the first things to understand about cloud service providers is that none are “HIPAA certified”.
Medical practices can take a number of steps to make it more difficult to hack into their computer files.
Wrongful disclosure of HIPAA-protected health information can lead to patient lawsuits.
New available research suggests that female physicians may not be coding for as many billable services as their male counterparts, which could explain part of the gender reimbursement gap.
Some major issues still hounding physicians with EMRs are interoperability and lack of productivity and specificity.
One clinician reflects on the financial incentives provided by the Chronic Care Management (CCM) program of CMS.