There are 3 options when it comes to responding to online reviews: Don’t respond at all – The safest, but not always practical Respond in a completely generic way, – The office must be VERY careful not to confirm any patient details or even that the... Read More
Once again, PCS is getting calls from clients about certain companies providing inaccurate information regarding the Federal HIPAA program. These “sales/scare” tactics are unfortunately nothing new. If you are contacted by companies and their high-pressure... Read More
USCDI, MIPS, QPP, CURES, CDS…it can all be quite confusing, but let’s try to simplify it: USCDI stands for United States Core Data for Interoperability (USCDI) and it is just a way to standardize information in an EHR system so it can be shared with others (kind of... Read More
The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights recently issued updated comments regarding HIPAA-compliant patient communication. Patient communication and protection of health information have been significant areas of attention in the past two... Read More
Outsourcing certain practice operations is nothing new. Remote billing services have been around for a long time. Novel companies are offering programs where remote individuals, typically outside the US borders, can assist with a variety of practice operations –... Read More
The CURES and the 21st Century Act are all about interoperability and the exchange of information (typically through highly regulated APIs). The goal is to someday have seamless ways for patient information to move from provider to payer, provider to lab, provider to... Read More