Telehealth at a Tipping Point

Betty A. Hovey, CCS-P, CPC, CPMA, CPCD; Cheryl Toth, MBA

What's a service orthopaedic practices can offer that is popular with patients, reimbursed by most payers, not too expensive to implement, and deliverable in all 50 states? Telehealth: Although it's obviously not suitable for every type of patient encounter, the value telehealth confers to patients, practices, and payers has pushed adoption to the tipping point. These services also allow practices to differentiate themselves.

Top 10 HIPAA Mistakes for Practices to Avoid

Michael R. Marks, MD, MBA; Michael Sacopulos, JD

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) Act of 1996 continues to challenge every medical practitioner. A recent discussion on the current state of HIPAA revealed the top 10 mistakes that practices make during implementation. This year has been rough in terms of privacy. The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has consistently levied stiff financial penalties on those who violate HIPAA rules. Hacking and ransomware attacks are more frequently in the news.

Complying with the Quality Component of MIPS in 2017

Stephen Mason McCollam, MD; Neha Agrawal, MPH

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Payment Program (QPP) implements the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) legislation, passed in April 2015.