Ascension Enters Contract with Google to Share PHI

Ascension Enters Contract with Google to Share PHI

November 18, 2019December 4, 2020Barbara Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CPC-I, CENTC, CPCONo Comments

If you are a patient of Ascension in the St. Louis, Mo., area, Google has your healthcare protected health information (PHI). Patients and doctors of the second largest Catholic health system in the United States have not been notified that their data… For more, read here: AAPC Blog

98point6 Wants to be Amazon Prime of Primary Care

February 12, 2019March 13, 2019Barbara Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CPC-I, CENTC, CPCONo Comments

A Seattle company looks to make primary care as easy as buying something off of Amazon.com. 98point6 is a Seattle start-up brain child of Rob Schwietzer who scaled Amazon Prime from thousands to millions and CEO Robbie Cape from Microsoft. 98point6 … For more, read here: AAPC Blog Related Posts:3 Issues in 2019 Virtual CareBundled Payments Reduce Care CostOIG Uncovers Medicare Overpayments for Chronic Care…Is Direct Primary Care the Answer?How to Document E/M with Counseling and Coordinating Care

3 Issues in 2019 Virtual Care

January 23, 2019January 31, 2019Barbara Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CPC-I, CENTC, CPCONo Comments

Mandy Roth of Healthcare Leaders asked readers what they expected in the immediate future (2019) in virtual care, and if any trends can be predicted. As a result, three key issues stood out: Growth in virtual care will be spurred on by changes in reim… For more, read here: AAPC Blog Related Posts:E/M Documentation for Teaching Docs Changes July 1, 2019How to Document E/M with Counseling and Coordinating CareE/M: 2019 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule – Next Steps98point6 Wants to be Amazon Prime of Primary CareOIG Uncovers Medicare Overpayments for Chronic Care…Is Direct Primary Care the Answer?

Cybersecurity Guidance Issued by HHS

January 21, 2019January 31, 2019Barbara Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CPC-I, CENTC, CPCONo Comments

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have issued new guidance for healthcare organizations to manage cyberattacks. This is the end result of the 2015 Cybersecurity Act to align the healthcare security practices. Cybersecurity Guidance … For more, read here: AAPC Blog

Telehealth in Your Practice

September 26, 2018September 28, 2018Barbara Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CPC-I, CENTC, CPCONo Comments

Direct to Consumer/Patient When thinking about implementing telehealth in your practice, determine which platform will work best for your providers and patients. The market has consolidated into two major platforms, American Well and Teledoc… For more, read here: AAPC Blog