Let’s begin with a fundamental question: What is a wearable device? The answer is, in typical legal fashion, “It depends.” The reason it depends is if it is a device that is U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved, then the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) applies.

Healthcare administrative professionals play a major role in ensuring healthcare data is properly monitored while interfacing with the health information software systems and applications. My experience within several different roles as a healthcare administrative professional enables a back-end and front-end perspective regarding healthcare interfaces with health information software applications.

Often overshadowed by denials and delays, underpayments represent a silent and persistent threat to a provider’s financial stability. Unlike outright claim denials or missed charges, these shortfalls are subtle, harder to detect, and typically go unnoticed until they accumulate into staggering losses. The long-term impact is both measurable and preventable when healthcare organizations have a clear recovery strategy.

Every medical auditor has experienced it. I don’t know about you, but I can honestly say that I have audited some notes in my day that left me feeling like a teacher with a red pen grading a test—and the note ended up with a big fat “F.”

We have many requirements when it comes to healthcare. These requirements include out-of-pocket medical expenses. There are three different types. This article will discuss and compare each

Hey Doc, you've got a packed schedule, patients waiting, and probably zero patience for another hour-long educational session that feels like death by PowerPoint.