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 Scott Palmer | Dec 20, 2021 | Compliance, No Surprises Act, Patient Estimates, Patient Texting & Pre-Assessments, Price Transparency
9 minute read We have continued to monitor the No Surprises Act and have established a plan for how HST’s patient estimates can help providers address the disclosure and consent requirements. What makes things tricky is that this law is complex, broad, and still...
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...
