Briggs Healthcare

JANUARY 26, 2022

CMS posted QSO-22-10-ALL (3 pages) with the same title as this blog on Tuesday, January 25, 2022. Those questions should be addressed to the State Survey Agency or AO. Mary Madison, RN, RAC-CT, CDP Clinical Consultant – Briggs Healthcare.

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Etactics

JANUARY 10, 2024

In this blog, we walk through and explain what USPS is, what it does specifically, and explain its benefits. In a previous blog post, we covered what certified mail is as well as its functions and benefits. eVS ensures address verification, real-time tracking, enhanced security. It’s quite fascinating.

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Briggs Healthcare

APRIL 12, 2023

This OIG report – same title as this blog (44 pages) was posted Monday, April 10, 2023. CMS provided information on actions that it had taken or planned to take to address some of those recommendations. OIG randomly sampled 100 nursing homes from among 15,377 nursing homes nationwide.

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Etactics

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Authentication and Verification Do you want to hear more tips on how to protect your electronic protected health information (ePHI)? Implementing patient verification on top of this is also recommended to help keep ePHI safe. Conduct penetration testing to address weak points. Social Security Number. No worries!

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Etactics

MAY 17, 2024

Finally, consider these other challenges that may appear in your day-to-day administrative work: Claims verification and resubmission. Using data to identify common reasons for regular claim denials shows how to address and avoid denials going forward. A goal made attainable by tracking analytics, but I’m getting ahead of myself.

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Healthcare Success

MAY 9, 2022

In this blog post, you’ll learn: Why QR codes have made a comeback, When to use them, And, 8 ways to improve the patient experience and drive leads with QR codes. . Patient verification. And today more than ever, they are considered the green, hygienic, and convenient alternative to printed or shared materials. . Prescription refills.

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NASHP

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Read more about the proposed changes in this NASHP blog. Improving address and contact information . Economic instability due to the pandemic resulted in more people being transient in the last year, exacerbating the likelihood of outdated address information.

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Cloud Blogs

JANUARY 27, 2021

Many of the cold-chain logistical issues of delivering the vaccine to hospitals and clinics have been addressed. Verification of vaccine eligibility presents a major bottleneck in the vaccination process unless it is performed in advance of the visit. HL7 FHIR) w ith a decentralized infrastructure (see SMART Health Cards Framework).

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Etactics

MAY 9, 2023

This blog will not discuss mission, purpose, strategies, goals or management approval sections. These sections do appear in our plan but we covered them in our previous blog. Components of an incident response plan This blog will focus on the creation of an incident response plan.

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Etactics

APRIL 24, 2024

The following blog explores in detail the first security requirement 3.1.1 They only apply to components that provide or support the capabilities they address. NIST SP 800-171 prescribes 110 security requirements to protect the confidentiality of data. NIST SP 800-171A details 320 assessment procedures for these security requirements.

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Readiness Rounds

JULY 31, 2023

This blog aims to address these uncertainties and provide insights into optimizing the use of patient communication boards. → Patients can use the boards to express their needs, concerns, enabling healthcare professionals to address them promptly. Do you ever question the effectiveness of your hospital's communication boards?

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Etactics

APRIL 11, 2024

This blog discusses strategies for monitoring the effectiveness of security requirements. Network diagrams should address and depict components reflected in the authorization boundary, and: Subnetting Location of DNS servers Organizations should update the network diagram at least once per year. i(a) identifying authorized users AC.L1-b.1.i(b)

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Etactics

JULY 12, 2022

We previously discussed how policies help address objectives that involve identifying , defining or specifying components of the requirements. In this blog, we’ll explore how training materials can help meet some of the objectives for Maturity Level 1. to destroy media rather than use one of the other options ”.

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Etactics

DECEMBER 27, 2022

For example, this blog post starts with [link]. They won’t be able to steal your email address to impersonate you. They won’t be able to steal the recipient’s email address to trick you either. You likely have a phone or laptop since you are reading this blog. HTTPS helps make this sharing secure and safe. Conclusion.

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Etactics

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The purpose of this blog is to provide a resource that documents how to tailor the 320 objectives within NIST SP 800-171A to the CMMC scope. There’s a misperception that CMMC is a third party verification of the DFARS 252.204-7012 clause. We wrote two summary blogs detailing these practices for both CMMC Level 1 and Level 2.

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NASHP

MARCH 13, 2023

CMS has provided states with flexibility to determine how they will prioritize renewals, changes in circumstances, and eligibility verifications, resulting in a wide variety of approaches. These strategies include: Updated policy guidance to ensure individuals retain coverage when mail is returned with an in-state forwarding address.

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Etactics

APRIL 6, 2023

No matter the reason, if you see this code on your claim, it’s best to understand that there is some sort of issue with the verification process. If the representative is still unable to find the patient, have them check the social security number, telephone number and address. Ask for the claim number. So, let’s get to brass tax.

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Etactics

DECEMBER 22, 2023

In this blog we will be talking about what exactly certified mail is, how it works, and the benefits of it in today’s fast-paced world. Electronic Verification System Certified Mail Key Functions Why Use Certified Mail? One of the newest updates is the implementation of the Electronic Verification System (eVS®).

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Etactics

JANUARY 11, 2022

Required Provider Information You need to be able to provide the following information on your end… Provider Tax ID Employment Identification Number (EIN) or Social Security Number (SSN) Individual Provider NPI Organizational Group NPI ( lookup tool ) Provider License Address (the address that’s on file with each insurance organization).

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Etactics

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

That’s just one of the key topics we’re going to cover in this blog. If we take the overall denial rate from 2022 that we discussed in the introduction of this blog, 4 claims per week from the patients you see would get denied. In other words, much like I mentioned in the introduction to this blog post, we’ve noticed a pattern.

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Etactics

MAY 12, 2022

The purpose of this blog is to: Explain why you need to have an SSP Identify necessary components Review formatting considerations Discuss Plans of Action & Milestones (POA&M) Explore Automation for SSP Generation. Identify other key contact personnel who can address inquiries regarding system characteristics and operation.

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Etactics

MARCH 6, 2024

Using this service creates an identifier like an electronic verification or a paper trail, to better track this piece of mail. A PO box, or post office box, is an addressed box that stays on the premises of a post office. We went over quite a few of them in this blog, but it's better to be safe than sorry. Hence the name, right?

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Health Care Success

MARCH 7, 2022

In today’s blog post, I share: What a Google Business Profile is, Why healthcare organizations need them, What information you can feature, and. Website address. For businesses with a physical address, click ‘Yes,’ fill out your business address, and click ‘Next.’. For companies without a physical address, click ‘No.’.

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Etactics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) will introduce third-party verification of cybersecurity requirements. A few years ago, a blog summarized the requirements for CMMC-focused GRC applications. Controls are applicable only to components that support the security functions addressed.

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NASHP

AUGUST 26, 2021

Explore a Mathematica resource on the demographics, methodology, and implications for contact tracing, a NASHP blog, States Re-think Contact Tracing and Case Investigation Strategies as COVID-19 Cases Rise , and a Mathematica podcast, Understanding the Variation in States’ COVID-19 Contact Tracing Approaches.

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Etactics

APRIL 11, 2024

It are important to have this on a private web address to ensure that a crawler can’t access it. Tip 11: Use Google Search Console I’ve mentioned this tool a few times throughout this blog post, but using the Google Search Console tool is a huge advantage when it comes to redesigning websites.

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