by Richard Lang | Aug 8, 2022 | Compliance, Cybersecurity, Patient Safety
3 minute read Richard LangSettings Any security program has an obvious goal: protect sensitive information from unauthorized access. This is often very easy to say but more difficult to do in our interconnected, on-demand world. Why? Money! As we have...
by Richard Lang | Jun 16, 2022 | Compliance, Cybersecurity, Patient Safety
3 minute read Richard LangSettings Have you ever been offered a free credit report? Chances are that the organizations that have offered you these reports have (usually) experienced a breach and are required to offer these services to help mitigate the consequences...
by Erica Palmer | Mar 14, 2022 | Compliance, No Surprises Act, Patient Estimates, Price Transparency
3 minute read Erica Palmerhstpathways.com The No Surprises Act has been the epicenter of discussion for a while now, especially over the last few months. While the legislation is broad and a bit confusing for those on the provider side, the benefits that both...
by Maura Cash, RN, BSN, CASC | Mar 12, 2022 | Clinical Strategy, Compliance, Electronic Charting, Patient Safety
7 minute read Beginning with the CY 2022 Medicare Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program (finalized in the FY 2022 IPPS/LTCH PPS rulemaking), CMS added a SAFER Guides measure for eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs) that is reported as a simple...
by Maura Cash, RN, BSN, CASC | Sep 22, 2021 | Compliance
3 minute read Maura Cash, RN, BSN, CASCSettings The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2022 proposed payment rule for ambulatory surgery centers (ASC) and hospital outpatient departments (HOPD). The 860 or so pages contain many updates and...
