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HIPAA Privacy Myths: HIPAA, the most comprehensive and as of now, the only truly Pan-American federal statute on health information, is unfortunately, still a target of misconceptions and myths. In particular, the Privacy Rule, which is the cornerstone of HIPAA's rule on confidentiality of patient information, offers room for many misconceptions. A few common HIPAA Privacy Myths: HIPAA Privacy Myths regarding communication between the patient and physician A common HIPAA Privacy Myth relates to the communication of mails between the patient and the physician. It is a common misconception that since the Privacy Rule is about ensuring the patient's privacy; it disallows email communication between the doctor and the patient. HIPAA Privacy Rule does allow this form of communication, so that the requisite safeguards are built into the communication aimed at ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of the mails. Transmission of the patient's protected health information Another of the common HIPAA Privacy Myths pertains to the transmission of patient information from one healthcare facility to another. Fact is, no permission is required for Covered Entities to disclose patient information from one clinic to another. The Covered Entity can also share Protected Health Information about the patient for legitimate purposes without the patient's consent or knowledge. Cumbersome and expensive HIPAA Privacy Rule regulations Many people tend to believe that the HIPAA Privacy Rule is a tangled web of regulations that are so complex and painstaking in terms of the administrative detail that implementation of the HIPAA Privacy Rule on a national scale is going to burn a hole in the national exchequer. This is completely untrue. On the contrary, over the years, implementation of the HIPAA Privacy Rule has been bringing down the administrative costs quite significantly, resulting in saving of a few billion dollars in the long run on administrative tasks like transactions

Overview: Many medical entities are increasingly struggling to manage revenue effectively. Self pay is on the rise due to high deductibles. Bad debt is increasing. What is your plan to manage these areas? Staff trained in denial management? Variances? Are they handling these areas in a timely manner? Payers have time limits in which dollars can be salvaged. Missing those strategic times mean dollars lost. Don't leave money on the table. We will discuss multiple avenues in which strong training and timely action can equal $$$. Why should you Attend: Don't lose hard earned revenue. Learn tips to strategic follow up, when and how to manage the appeal process. Is the claim appealable? Partial payments and why? Today's industry of high dollar deductibles create the necessity to expend additional efforts on self-pay accounts. There is a significant difference in collecting small co-pays and managing large balances. Bad debt creep? What is your plan for managing these areas? Areas Covered in the Session: Hire the right staff - Then engage in ongoing education Variances and denial management Billing compliance Coding for specificity, co-existing conditions and correct modifiers Supporting medical necessity CCI edits and unbundling Productivity Claims follow up Payer processing edits Additional development requests Handling problem claims and appeals Who Will Benefit: Coders Billers Revenue cycle Physicians, mid-level providers Nurses Claims follow-up Managers Speaker Profile Dorothy D. Steed is an Independent Healthcare Consultant and Educator in Atlanta. She was a Medicare specialist for a large hospital system and a physician coding audit supervisor for another hospital system, with 38 years of experience in healthcare. Additionally, she is an instructor at a state technical college in Atlanta, provides auditing & training in both facility and physician services, and has been a speaker at several healthcare conferences. Ms. Steed has written articles for

Ensuring Patient Safety in Surgical Environments is Critical for Healthcare Providers A critical component of patient safety relates to surgical environments. Surgical theaters are prone to causing a high degree of harm. This can be from a number of sources. Patient safety in surgical environments can be from any microbe or fungus in any of the accessories used during surgery, such as ECG machine, the echo machine, or other related ones. A host of external factors can impinge upon patient safety in surgical environments Patient safety in surgical environments can also be compromised on account of the use of infected items such as swabs, sponges, knives, forceps, needles, catheters, tubes or any other such accessories or instruments. Patient safety in surgical environments can also get affected by the presence of microscopic allergens and molds in any bedding or clothing item. Even germs transmitted from the caregivers can be a source of lack of patient safety in surgical environments. Another major source where patient safety in surgical environments can suffer is when items are left behind in patients��� bodies by the surgeon. There have been innumerable cases of entire surgical items being left behind in the patient, even in the best hospitals, when surgery is performed by the best surgeons. Get a proper understanding of the underlying causes What do all these point to? These point to the fact that all the factors mentioned above are manmade and are preventable. So, understanding the root of the problem is the key to ensuring patient safety in surgical environments. East and west carry differences Any approach to a solution for ensuring patient safety in surgical environments has to start with the understanding that different healthcare and surgical environments exist in different parts of the world. A surgical environment in Germany for instance is vastly different from that in say, Ghana. So, an individualized approach is what is needed. It is to be note

Overview: Discussions, presentation, and webinars regarding HIPAA regulations are usually addressed from the perspective of what the regulations entail, the necessity of compliance with the regulations, and the consequences of willful neglect or non-compliance. This presentation addresses HIPAA regulations from a different perspective - from a personal perspective - from the perspective of the person in charge of moving an organization or facility toward full compliance with HIPAA. The by-product of this presentation will be both an understanding of, and a detailed job description for, a position mandated in the regulations - the HIPAA Security/Privacy Officer. Why should you attend: The HIPAA regulations are numerous, complicated, often vague, and affect every person working in a healthcare facility. Compliance with HIPAA will require a unique individual to lead the charge - an individual whose education, background, experience, and demonstrated skill sets offer the opportunity for that person to succeed in achieving the goals of that position. This is a new position to most healthcare facilities. So understanding who this person should be, what is required of the person with this job title, and with whom this person will interface is vital to every healthcare organization with the goal of achieving full compliance with HIPAA. Areas Covered in the Session: Position goals Position requirements (education, experience, skill sets, etc.) Position responsibilities Stay abreast of regulations Initiate compliance with HIPAA (according to regulations) Ensure continuous progress toward full compliance Develop appropriate security/privacy policies & procedures Oversee and deliver appropriate training programs to all employees Track compliance with HIPAA regulations at the facility & individual levels Track access to PHI Investigate and resolve HIPAA violations Apply sanctions to HIPAA violators Manage any information security personnel Prepare a department budget Hold Bu

Overview:   Review 6 points of high quality evidence based clinical documentation Review of 7 criteria that all entries in a patient record should include Impact of documentation on coding and claims Impact on audits and ability to defend an audit When an audit is initiated, the completeness of documentation becomes critical in the ability to support what you have reported. Let's take a look at areas in which weaknesses are often found.  Why should you Attend:  The granularity and accuracy of the ICD-10 code set is supported by quality clinical documentation. It is anticipated that payers will increasingly become less flexible in allowing non-specific codes. The use of unspecified codes will likely lead to rejected claims if it is possible to report the more definitive condition. In most cases, unspecified should not be reported unless there is clear evidence to support the inability to report the detailed option.  Is your E & M level supported in the documentation? If you have never experienced scrutiny of your billing patterns by payers and other entities, you may not be aware of weaknesses that lead to recovery of funds or other costly consequences. Your documentation will be key in supporting diagnoses, service codes and acuity of the patient. It is not just payers who engage in audits. Others include State medical boards, Qui Tam and possible reporting of questionable practices by patients. Do your billing patterns and documentation stand up under reporting scrutiny? This presentation will review areas in which you may not be as strong as you think!  Areas Covered in the Session: Significance of abnormal lab results Measurement of lesions, when taken and inclusion of margins Start & stop times & methodology for infusions & discrepancies in billing Diagnostic testing and medications should be supported in a diagnosis Depth of wounds and cause should be clear Severity of illness Diagnosis present on admission? Who Will Benefit: Coders Billers Rev

The term medical devices cover a wide range of medical equipment from common tongue depressors to highly sophisticated surgical and advanced diagnostic equipment that are used in various specialized medical disciplines. These different types of equipment are extensively used in various sized hospitals ranging from rural health clinics to multi-specialty hospitals providing tertiary patient care. Similar to medicines and medical technologies, the medical devices are also highly essential for maintaining proper patient care.

Hospitals in India offer the best treatment with world-class healthcare technology. VB Curemart is a healthcare facilitator connects you to the best hospitals in India. It also assists you in making informed decisions for the best treatment in India and surgeries in India. VB Curemart provides the best healthcare services in India such as pre and post-treatment care, arranging accommodation and travel facilities.

Apollo Hospitals Mumbai offers Interventional Cardiology that specifically deals with the catheter based treatment of structural heart diseases.

Apollo Institute of Orthopaedics we are using the advanced implants, delivering best clinical outcomes and increasing the quality of life in Apollo Hospitals Mumbai. Total Knee Replacement is a surgical procedure where the diseased knee is replaced with artificial knee joint.

Apollo Hospitals Mumbai uses Stereotactic Radiosurgery is a form of radiation therapy that focuses high-power energy on a small area of the body. This type of treatment involves the use of high-energy X-Ray or Gamma ray beams to destroy the cancerous tissues or tumor area.

Apollo Institute of Spine wish to allay your anxiety, overcome your fear and reinforce your faith in evidence based care for all your Spine problems in Apollo Hospitals Mumbai.

Oral and maxillofacial surgery is widely recognized as one of the specialties of dentistry in Apollo Hospitals Mumbai. An oral and maxillofacial surgeon is a regional specialist surgeon treating the entire craniomaxillofacial complex: anatomical area of the mouth, jaws, face.

Apollo Hospital Mumbai offers rejuvenation in which Q switch laser and CO2 laser are used to remove tattoo removal, mole removal and trauma scar.

The hospital revenue losses throughout the country might be down to anywhere between $53B to $122B, as compared to pre-pandemic levels because of COVID-19.

Autoclaves are also known as steam sterilizers and are used to expose each item to direct steam contact at the required temperature and pressure for the specified time. They are used for healthcare or industrial applications to eliminate the protein structure of the bacteria and spores. Compatible of steam autoclaves for crisis strategy decontamination of N95 respirators is expected to propel growth of the global steam autoclave market. For instance, in October 2020, 3M, a U.S-based multinational conglomerate corporation, announced that Belimed steam autoclaves are compatible for crisis strategy decontamination of specific single-use N95 Respirators. Moreover, launch of biological indicators for steam autoclaves is also expected to aid in growth of the market. For instance, in December 2020, Steris Corporation, a U.S-based medical equipment company, launched Spordex Self-Contained Biological Indicator Ampoules to confirm sterilization of liquids in steam autoclave cycles. Emergence of Covid-19 is expected to offer lucrative growth opportunities for players in the global steam autoclave market. For instance, globally, as of 4:03pm CET, 1 March 2021, there have been 113,820,168 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 2,527,891 deaths, reported to the World Health Organization. Moreover, high prevalence of hospital-acquired infections is also expected to aid in growth of the market. For instance, according to an observational epidemiological study of intra-abdominal infections published in December 2019, in NEJM Journal Watch, of the 2621 critically ill adults with intra-abdominal infections at 309 international centers between January and December 2016, 32% were community-acquired, while 68% were hospital-acquired. Read more @ https://coherentmarketinsights-blog.blogspot.com/2021/03/emergence-of-covid-19-and-lunch-of-new.html

Apollo Hospitals Mumbai offers body sculpting surgery in which the procedure to modify and improve the body shape by removing excess fat from the body

Apollo Hospitals Mumbai offers rhinoplasty in which procedure is done to change size, shape, angle of the nose, the tip of the nose, bumps, and other defects.

Apollo Hospitals Mumbai offers ophthalmology in which it provides a wide range of equipment and also experienced consultants.

Apollo Hospital Mumbai offers ultherapy in which ultrasound is used to stimulate the deep structural support layers.