Below is a list of all of our press releases and articles written for industry publications by our credentialed health information management, compliance, and technology experts.
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May 15, 2013
In the May 2013 issue of Health Management Technology, Jan McDavid and Rita Bowen were quoted in a discussion on how to best to communicate changes to BAs to ensure a smooth path to compliance.
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May 07, 2013
Dawn Crump was recently quoted in an article spreading the good news about new ADR limits for facilities and clinics. Prior to April 15, RACs could select up to 100 percent of any claim type for review. Now they are limited to a maximum of 75 percent on any particular claim type. When combined with the maximum number of ADRs and percent of claims limitations, providers should see a reduction in requests for the most burdensome of RAC audits—acute hospital inpatient (IPPS) stays.
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April 30, 2013
Rita Bowen was recently quoted in an article discussing the latest patient restrictions governed by HIPAA and how HIMs can proactively prepare for the changes necessary to securely handle these requests.
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April 23, 2013
Rita Bowen was recently quoted in an article discussing the HIPAA Omnibus Rule and how it affects BAs, patient information requests, breach notifications, disclosure restrictions and more.
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April 10, 2013
Rita Bowen was recently quoted in an article discussing three key areas for executive understanding and oversight with regard to new HIPAA privacy rules: business associate relationships, breach reporting expansion and new restrictions on PHI.
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April 10, 2013
Jan McDavid was recently quoted in an article discussing details of the HIPAA Omnibus Rule and its implications for patients, covered entities and BAs.
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April 10, 2013
In her monthly contribution to ADVANCE magazine, Rita Bowen was recently quoted in an article discussing far-reaching changes in the HIPAA Rule with BAs, including financial incentives for compliance.
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April 01, 2013
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April 01, 2013
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April 01, 2013
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March 04, 2013
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February 26, 2013
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February 25, 2013
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February 21, 2013
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February 21, 2013
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February 06, 2013
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February 01, 2013
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January 09, 2013
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January 09, 2013
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October 14, 2012
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October 12, 2012
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October 12, 2012
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October 01, 2012
Authored by Lori Brocato for Health Management Technology
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September 26, 2012
Authored by Lori Brocato for Becker's Hospital Review
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September 21, 2012
Authored by Rita Bowen for Advance for Health Information Professionals
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September 19, 2012
Authored by Lori Brocato for Billian’s Health Data
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September 11, 2012
Authored by Lori Brocato for HCPro
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September 07, 2012
Beckers Hospital Review, Contribution by Rita Bowen
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August 23, 2012
Authored by Jan McDavid for Advance for Health Information Professionals, August 2012
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August 09, 2012
Authored by Lori Brocato for RACMonitor, August 2012
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August 09, 2012
Authored by Lori Brocato for RACMonitor.com
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August 03, 2012
Authored by Lori Brocato for Advance for Health Information Professionals, August 2012
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August 03, 2012
Authored by Lori Brocato for Advance for Health Information Professionals
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July 31, 2012
Contribution by Rita Bowen for Billian’s Health Data
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July 27, 2012
Authored by Rita Bowen for Advance for Health Information Professionals
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July 23, 2012
HealthPort, an industry leader in the compliant exchange of protected health information through release of information services and audit management technology, today announced the kick-off of its Health Information Management (HIM) Educational Summit, July 23-25th, at the Wild Dunes Resort in Isle of Palms, SC.
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July 16, 2012
Authored by Lori Brocato for the RAC Monitor eNewsletter
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July 12, 2012
Authored by Lori Brocato for For The Record Magazine
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June 28, 2012
Authored by Rita Bowen for Advance for Health Information Professionals, June 2012
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June 12, 2012
HealthPort today announced that its comprehensive audit management solution, HealthPort AudaPro, has been deemed compatible with the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) newest version of RACTrac which allows for further definition of the types of medical necessity denials taking place. This status designation indicates that HealthPort AudaPro includes a mechanism that will aggregate RAC experience data at the hospital level in a manner that is consistent with the AHA RACTrac survey questions.
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May 31, 2012
Authored by Rita Bowen and HealthPort Customer, Mary Reaves, for Health Management Technology
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May 21, 2012
Written for HITconsultant.com by Rita Bowen
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May 07, 2012
Authored by Lori Brocato for For The Record Magazine
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April 23, 2012
Contributing writers Rita Bowen and Kelly Quigg for For The Record, April 2012
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April 05, 2012
Authored by Rita Bowen for Advance for Health Information Professionals
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April 01, 2012
Authored by Rita Bowen and Jan McDavid for Journal of AHIMA
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March 28, 2012
Authored by Steve Emery for Health Management Technology, April 2012
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March 26, 2012
Authored by Rita Bowen for For The Record, March 26, 2012
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March 22, 2012
Authored by Jan McDavid for EMRandHIPAA.com.
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March 07, 2012
Authored by Rita Bowen for Advance for Health Information Professionals
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February 21, 2012
HealthPort Elevates ROI Security by Receiving SSAE16 SOC1 Report
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February 20, 2012
Authored by Rita Bowen and Steve Emery for Healthcare Finance News, January / February 2012
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February 16, 2012
Authored by Lori Brocato for Becker’s Hospital Review, February 2012
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February 13, 2012
Authored by Jan McDavid, ESQ and Steve Emery for Becker’s Hospital Review, February 2012
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February 10, 2012
Authored by Lori Brocato for HFMA-Revenue Cycle Strategist, February 2012
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February 08, 2012
Authored by Rita Bowen for Advance for Health Information Professionals, February 2012
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January 19, 2012
Authored by Lori Brocato for Becker’s Hospital Review
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January 17, 2012
Authored by Jan McDavid
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January 01, 2012
Contribution by HealthPort Customer for Health Data Management, January 2012
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December 06, 2011
Authored by Steve Emery for Becker’s Hospital Review
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November 17, 2011
Authored by Lori Brocato for Advance for Health Information Professionals Audit Advice Column, November 2011
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November 07, 2011
Woodstock Town Lake Patch, November 7, 2011
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November 01, 2011
Authored by Steve Emery for Journal of AHIMA, October 2011.
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October 25, 2011
Authored by Lori Brocato, Steve Emery and Jan McDavid for Journal of AHIMA, October 2011
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October 20, 2011
Authored by Lori Brocato for Advance for Health Information Professionals, Audit Advice Column, October 2011
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October 12, 2011
Written by Lori Brocato for Healthcare Executive Insights, October 2011
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October 03, 2011
HealthPort is the first Health Information Handler (HIH) to successfully transmit records via the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) electronic submission of medical documentation (esMD) gateway for information exchange from healthcare providers, once again leading the way in release of information innovation.
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September 28, 2011
Contribution from Lori Brocato and Jan McDavid for Healthcare Finance News, September 2011
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September 26, 2011
Contribution from Matt Rohs for For The Record Magazine, September 2011
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September 22, 2011
HealthPort, the industry authority on the HIPAA-compliant exchange of protected health information through release of information services and audit management technology, today announced key enhancements to its meaningful use (MU) certified EHR module, eSmartlog*, for both inpatient and ambulatory use.
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September 21, 2011
Written by Steve Emery for ADVANCE for Health Information Professionals, September 2011
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September 19, 2011
Written by Lori Brocato for ADVANCE for Health Information Professionals, September 2011
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September 19, 2011
Written by Lori Brocato and Jan McDavid for Healthcare Finance News, September 2011
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August 26, 2011
Written by Lori Brocato for her online column called "Audit Advice" for ADVANCE for Health Information Professionals, August 2011
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August 26, 2011
Written by Lori Brocato for ADVANCE for Health Executive Insights, August 2011
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August 16, 2011
HealthPort announces that its release of information application, eSmartlog has received the federal government’s “meaningful use” stamp of approval by earning inpatient and ambulatory electronic health record (EHR) module certification.
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July 27, 2011
Written by Lori Brocato for ADVANCE for Health Information Professionals, July 2011
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July 01, 2011
Written by Jan McDavid for HFMA Legal and Regulatory Forum Newsletter, July 2011
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June 29, 2011
Written by Lori Brocato for her online column called "Audit Advice" for ADVANCE for Health Information Professionals, June 2011
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Topic: Healthcare Audits
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June 29, 2011
HealthPort announces that Rita K. Bowen, MA, RHIA, CHPS, SSGB, and Past President of The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), has joined the company to serve as the Senior Vice President of HIM and Privacy Officer.
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Topic: HealthPort
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June 21, 2011
HealthPort merges with Universata, a release of information company based in Germantown, Maryland.
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Topic: HealthPort
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June 07, 2011
HealthPort's successful completion of phase one connectivity testing as part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) pilot electronic submission of medical documentation (esMD) gateway services program for information exchange from healthcare providers.
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June 01, 2011
Written by HealthPort's General Counsel, Jan McDavid, for ADVANCE for Health Information Professionals online, June 2011
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Topic: Release of Information
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June 01, 2011
Written by Lori Brocato for her online column called "Audit Advice" for ADVANCE for Health Information Professionals, June 2011
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Topic: Healthcare Audits
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June 01, 2011
Written by Lori Brocato for Healthcare Financial Management Magazine, June 2011
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Topic: Healthcare Audits
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June 01, 2011
Written by Lori Brocato and HealthPort Customers for
Healthcare Financial Management, June 2011
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May 04, 2011
Written by Lori Brocato for her online column called "Audit Advice" for ADVANCE for Health Information Professionals, May 2011
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Topic: RAC
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April 11, 2011
Article published in For The Record Magazine. HealthPort's General Counsel, Jan McDavid, is quoted, April 2011
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Topic: Release of Information
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April 01, 2011
Contribution from HealthPort's resident expert on Meaningful Use, Steve Emery, "The devil is in the details: Providing electronic copies to patients," for Health Management Technology, April 2011
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Topic: Meaningful Use
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March 14, 2011
Written by Steve Emery and Jan McDavid for Journal of AHIMA, March 2011
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February 28, 2011
HealthPort completes a service auditor’s examination with the recent issuance of a final Type I Service Auditor’s Report performed by an independent third-party auditing firm in accordance with SAS No. 70 (“SAS 70 Audit”).
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Topic: Security
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February 21, 2011
HealthPort announces its involvement as the largest health information handler (HIH) approved to participate in the test phase of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) electronic submission of medical documentation (esMD) gateway services for information exchange from healthcare providers.
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Topic: Healthcare Audits
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February 01, 2011
8 Steps to Mastering Audits by RACs, Other Agencies
Contribution from HealthPort Becker's ASC Review, February 2011
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January 31, 2011
Contribution from HealthPort Customer for For The Record, January 2011
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January 31, 2011
Written by Lori Brocato for Becker's ASC Review, January 2011
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