Cybersecurity Is Not Just a Software and Hardware Issue

Judi Buckalew, BSN, MPH, CAE

Cybersecurity is a growing threat for many industries, particularly health care. Healthcare data are richer in volume and value than financial or retail data, and medical identity fraud takes longer to detect, making the industry an attractive and easy target. Earlier this year, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned about an increase in ransomware attacks targeting healthcare organizations.

Keeping Your Practice Safe: Lessons in Cybersecurity

Kerri Fitzgerald

Technology hacks and digital ransom demands have become more commonplace in the healthcare sector, and many physicians and practices may not be well equipped to ward off a future attack. During the AAOS Fall Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, Amy L. Ladd, MD, chair of the AAOS Board of Specialty Societies, moderated a panel discussion on real-world examples of healthcare hacks and tips to improve cybersecurity, titled “Cybersecurity, Hacks, and Ransom.” Samuel E.

Is Your Practice Optimizing Coding Resources?

Sarah Wiskerchen

Is your billing team or third-party billing service using the right resources, rules, and guidelines when assembling claims and managing denials? When substantiating coding or appealing claims, you must base your reasons on standard resources, applied in the correct order.

Scientific Analysis for Medical Liability Claims

Michael R. Marks, MD, MBA

In orthopaedics, as in much of medicine, improvements in patient care are achieved when processes are developed to analyze outcomes. Medical professional liability (MPL) claims can serve as lagging indicators or signals of serious problems in the delivery of care. Medical liability insurer Coverys thoroughly analyzes MPL cases; the resulting data then serve as a critical guide to the vulnerabilities permeating health care.

Encouraging Professionalism in the Workplace Through Education

Kerri Fitzgerald

Increasing demands and changes in the healthcare system can both positively and negatively impact professional behavior. In light of the #MeToo movement, the focus on workplace behavior has intensified. As a follow-up to a session presented at the National Orthopaedic Leadership Conference in June, a symposium at the AAOS Fall Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, titled “Professional Behavior 2.