The hospital’s public relations department in conjunction wi…

The hospital’s public relations department in conjunction with the local high school is holding a job-shadowing day. The purpose of this event is to give high school seniors an opportunity to observe the various jobs in the hospital and help them with career planning. The public relations department asks for event input from the standpoint of HIPAA compliance. In this case, what should the HIM department advise?

Based on the percentage of charges in this table, the hospit…

Based on the percentage of charges in this table, the hospital provides the most services to which of the following? Payer Charges Payments Adjustments Charges Payments Adjustments BC/BS $450,000 $360,000 $90,000 23% 31% 12% Commercial $250,000 $200,000 $50,000 13% 17% 6% Medicaid $350,000 $75,000 $275,000 18% 6% 36% Medicare $750,000 $495,000 $255,000 39% 42% 33% TRICARE $150,000 $50,000 $100,000 7% 4% 13% Total $1,950,000 $1,180,000 $770,000 100% 100% 100%

Based on the percentage of charges in this table, the hospit…

Based on the percentage of charges in this table, the hospital provides the most services to which of the following? Payer Charges Payments Adjustments Charges Payments Adjustments BC/BS $450,000 $360,000 $90,000 23% 31% 12% Commercial $250,000 $200,000 $50,000 13% 17% 6% Medicaid $350,000 $75,000 $275,000 18% 6% 36% Medicare $750,000 $495,000 $255,000 39% 42% 33% TRICARE $150,000 $50,000 $100,000 7% 4% 13% Total $1,950,000 $1,180,000 $770,000 100% 100% 100%

A patient was admitted with an acute non-ST anterior wall my…

A patient was admitted with an acute non-ST anterior wall myocardial infarction and atrial fibrillation and discharged to home three days later. This same patient presented to the emergency department two weeks later and was diagnosed with an acute inferior wall myocardial infarction. The patient is still being monitored following an MI two weeks earlier. What codes are assigned for this patient? I21.19 ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction involving other coronary artery of inferior wall I21.4 Non-ST elevation (NSTEMI) myocardial infarction I22.1 Subsequent ST elevation (STEMI) myocardial infarction of inferior wall I25.2 Old myocardial infarction

A small critical care access hospital affiliated with Commun…

A small critical care access hospital affiliated with Community Hospital has four physicians on staff. Community Hospital Physician Profile April–June 20XX Physician No. No. of Discharges No. of Infections Hospital-Acquired Infection Rate 1 29 6 2 20 2 3 11 2 4 14 1 The medical staff at Community Hospital has determined that the hospital-acquired infection rate by physician should be 10 percent or lower. Using the information above, calculate the hospital-acquired infection rate for each physician, and then determine which of the following physicians did not meet the goal of a hospital-acquired infection rate of 10 percent or lower.