The Legal and Ethical Imperative of Explicit Consent in Intimate Medical Procedures

Written by: Shelby Harriel-Hidlebaugh,  M.Ed. and BA  The medical setting is expected to

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Quality

Culture of Safety is based on Prevention, not Punishment

Written by Joanne Byron, BS, LPN, CCA, CHA, CHCO, CHBS, CHCM, CIFHA,

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Quality

An Approach to Reduce Patient and Workforce Harm

Written by Joanne Byron, BS, LPN, CCA, CHA, CHCO, CHBS, CHCM, CIFHA,

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Quality

Building a Culture of Patient Safety Starts with Reducing Staff Burnout

Written by Joanne Byron,BS, LPN, CCA, CHA, CHCO, CHBS, CHCM, CIFHA, CMDP,

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Compliance in Healthcare

Compliance Considerations when Treating Gender Identity and Gender Diverse Patients

Written by Gabriella Neff, RHIA, CHA, CHC, CHRC, CHPC It is all about

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Auditing, Managing Denials Is Important to Good A/R Hygiene

Fundamentals of a Healthcare Internal Business System Audit

Written by Joanne Byron,BS, LPN, CCA, CHA, CHCO, CHBS, CHCM, CIFHA, CMDP,

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Auditing, Managing Denials Is Important to Good A/R Hygiene

Conducting Internal Risk Adjustment Coding Audits

Written by Joanne Byron, BS, LPN, CCA, CHA, CHCO, CHBS, CHCM, CIFHA,

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Compliance in Healthcare

The Importance of Staying Informed

Compliance through Lessons Learned   Written by Joanne Byron, BS, LPN, CCA, CHA, CHCO,

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Compliance in Healthcare

No One Said It Would Be Easy

The Compliance Officer’s Challenge of Building a Culture of Compliance    Written by

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Compliance in Healthcare

Celebrating the Healthcare Compliance Officer

Celebrating the Healthcare Compliance Officer   The American Institute of Healthcare Compliance is

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Community Health

The Impact of Section 1557 Final Rule on Healthcare

Written by Corliss Collins, BSHIM, RHIT, CRCR, CSM, CCA, CBCS, CPDC and Joanne

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Billing/RCM in Healthcare

Root Cause of Medicare Claim Denials

Written By Teresa Bolden, CPC, CPMA, CEMC, CHBS, Medicare Compliance Consultant     Root

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