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Does Your Copier Store Patient Data?
Many healthcare organizations focus on securing computers, servers, and electronic health record systems. However, one often-overlooked device may also contain sensitive information: your office copier.
Many healthcare organizations focus on securing computers, servers, and electronic health record systems. However, one often-overlooked device may also contain sensitive information: your office copier. This device, if not properly secured, can be the cause of a large HIPAA breach for your practice
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FDA Recalls
Coding
Cyst Management and Treatment
“An established patient returns to the clinic with new right foot pain. I palpated a mass that had the characteristics of a ganglion cyst and ordered an MRI for evaluation. The patient is leaving on vacation and asked me to do something. I offered him to aspirate and inject it with a steroid. The patient agreed with the plan. I would like to code:
E/M code 99213 since I wrote a prescription for an MRI
CPT code 20612 for ganglion cyst injection
Can I bill the E/M because I sent a prescription and billed an injection at the same time?”
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HIPAA
What HHS's OCR Reorganization Could Mean for HIPAA Enforcement
A New Era for Health Information Privacy and Cybersecurity Oversight?
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a significant restructuring of its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) on May 18, creating three dedicated divisions:
• Conscience and Religious Freedom Division
• Civil Rights Division
• Health Information Privacy, Data, and Cybersecurity Division
While the reorganization does not directly change HIPAA requirements, it may signal a heightened federal focus on healthcare privacy, cybersecurity, and data protection.
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FDA Recalls
Coding
Minimum Documentation v. Appropriate Documentation
“I have a problem with the phrase ‘minimum documentation.’ I believe the correct phrase should be ‘appropriate documentation’.”
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