By Elizabeth McElhiney, MHA, CHPS, CPHIMS, CRIS Director of Compliance and Government Affairs Verisma January 2, 2023Privacy gets (more) complicated We’ve said it before – the US is overdue for a national conversation on privacy. 2023 only increased the stakes with...

In today’s ever-evolving healthcare landscape, navigating the challenges posed by increasing payer audits and denials demands a proactive and expertly crafted approach to claims accuracy and compliance.

In my role as the CHIA President-elect, I had the privilege of addressing our California members on a pressing topic that resonates with healthcare information leaders across the industry.

Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) provide critical care for underserved patients nationwide, but on a limited budget supported mostly by donations and grant funding. By focusing on decreasing administrative costs, FQHCs can make their dollars more impactful...

Verisma Academy recently hosted an informative webinar featuring Timothy Noonan, the Deputy Director for Health Information Privacy, Data, and Cybersecurity at the HHS Office for Civil Rights. The session provided attendees with crucial updates on the proposed...

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” isn’t just the title of an award-winning movie that many viewers found quite confusing. It’s how a lot of health information management (HIM) employees feel about their jobs. There aren’t enough hours in the day, and one person...

One of the best tools for ensuring organization-wide ROI compliance is a gap analysis. A gap analysis looks at the entire disclosure management process to give you a sense of where you are today versus where you need to be to achieve and maintain compliance. In...

What is EHI for the purposes of information blocking? Here’s a summary according to the ONC.

AHIMA’s 2022 Global Conference (in-person) highlighted the emerging changes and responsibilities that healthcare information management professionals face today.