by Deborah Hsieh, Ciox Chief Policy & Strategy Officer | Jun 1, 2020 | Security & Compliance
In response to the urgent need to address COVID-19, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has introduced multiple policies to allow providers the flexibility to focus attention on care delivery. One such type of flexibility is the 1335 waiver, which...
by Deborah Hsieh, Ciox Chief Policy & Strategy Officer | May 26, 2020 | Interoperability
Adapting to new conditions introduced by the Coronavirus pandemic has been all-consuming, which is why many organizations asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to delay implementation of the ONC and CMS interoperability rules. Unfortunately,...
by Geoff New, MBA, RHIA, CHFP, CRCR, FHFMA, FAHIMA | May 18, 2020 | Clinical Revenue Integrity, Denial Management, True Clinical Picture
The farthest thing from the minds of HIM professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic is the aftermath that will be experienced in the days, weeks, months, and perhaps years ahead. Today, HIM professionals are doing what they do best – bringing order to chaos by...
by Lisa Broskey, MHA, RHIA Audit Manager Privacy & Compliance | May 14, 2020 | Release of Information, Security & Compliance
It goes without saying that social distancing has changed everything, both in our personal and work lives. When we are doing as much as we can remotely – including going to the doctor – health information management (HIM) leaders need to quickly find ways to ensure...
by Elizabeth Delahoussaye RHIA, CHPS | May 6, 2020 | Release of Information, Security & Compliance
As we start to see states across the U.S. begin to lift COVID-19 shelter-in-place or self-quarantine directives, our focus will naturally shift to so many unknowns. What is our new normal? What will our organizations look like? How will our teams and staff be...
by Janet Longmire, RHIA, CPHQ | Apr 29, 2020 | HIPAA, Release of Information, Security & Compliance
The coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic impacts every area of healthcare, including programs that provide alcohol or substance use diagnosis and treatment. Many treatment programs are closed or are providing care remotely via telehealth. In some areas, treatment is...
by Patty T Sheridan, SVP Ciox Real World Data Market Development | Apr 27, 2020 | Real World Data
* An Explosion of COVID-19 Data * Real-world Data Needed to Accelerate COVID-19 Containment, Tracing and Treatment Solutions * Industry Steps up with Proliferation of Innovative Data-Driven Solutions An Explosion of COVID-19 Data Vast amounts of clinical data are...
by Ciox Health | Apr 20, 2020 | News, Real World Data
LabCorp, Ciox will use natural language processing, deep learning, to analyze handwritten doctor’s notes By Vinod Sreeharsha *Reprinted with permission from the Wall Street Journal READ FULL...
by Ciox Health | Apr 9, 2020 | News, Press Release, Real World Data
Groundbreaking Registry Aims to Help Researchers Accelerate COVID-19 Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention Strategies BURLINGTON, N.C. and Alpharetta, Ga. — April 9, 2020 — LabCorp (NYSE: LH), a leading global life sciences company that is deeply integrated in guiding...
by Geoff New, MBA, RHIA, CHFP, CRCR, FHFMA, FAHIMA | Apr 1, 2020 | Clinical Documentation Improvement, Clinical Revenue Integrity, Coding, Denial Management, True Clinical Picture
As HIM professionals, we learn the importance of documentation very early in our education and careers. And we know two things for sure: (1) every record represents a real person, and (2) if it wasn’t documented, it didn’t happen. That’s why during any disaster, and...
