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From Tenant to Owner: How an SBA Loan Helped One Healthcare Practice Expand
After years of working as a Project Manager and then falling ill and requiring major brain surgery, Evelyn Johnson fully recovered and started McKinney Direct Care Services in 2016. McKinney Direct Care Services offers home health care services and on-site habilitation services for those with mental disabilities. Fast forward seven years to 2023, and there was a new project to manage…figuring out how to secure a location for the future.
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FDA Recalls
Coding
Wound Care on a Hospice Patient
“I did a house call yesterday on a patient under at-home hospice care. She had a diabetic wound on the foot that I provided care for. I also did “At Risk,” Routine Foot Care as she has Q7 findings. She has Aetna Advantra Medicare Advantage Plan. I have a couple of questions..."
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FDA Recalls
Coding
Cyst vs. Osteomyelitis Surgical Coding
“I have a patient with a possible 1st proximal phalanx cyst vs infection that I plan to do an exploratory procedure and collect some bone cultures / swabs on. The MRI was inconclusive. If I get in there and the bone appears necrotic/infected, I will have on the consent form to allow for a PIPJ arthroplasty. So, we'll get prior auth for all these procedures prior to surgery. But, for the initial planned procedure, how would this be coded?”
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HIPAA
Does Your Copier Store Patient Data?
Many healthcare organizations focus on securing computers, servers, and electronic health record systems. However, one often-overlooked device may also contain sensitive information: your office copier.
Many healthcare organizations focus on securing computers, servers, and electronic health record systems. However, one often-overlooked device may also contain sensitive information: your office copier. This device, if not properly secured, can be the cause of a large HIPAA breach for your practice
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