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Who’s the Grinch in your health care sphere? I bet for many it could be HIPAA auditors. That’s an unfair characterization of the folks protecting patient privacy, but the idea of receiving notice of a visit from the Office for Civil Rights can’t feel very comforting. To combat this uneasiness, health organizations are advised to keep tabs on how they’re protecting patient data. This month’s E-News Exclusive details the importance of maintaining a body of evidence to support breach protection efforts. — Lee DeOrio, editor Create a Body of Evidence to Prevent Future Auditing Woes By Michelle Robles In a perfect world, audits would not figure into any health care organization’s or business associate’s (BA) world. They would not suffer from malicious outside attacks from those looking to infiltrate their or their clients’ protected health information (PHI). Since audits do exist and are carried out fairly regularly, it’s best to prepare and gather the evidence—also known as the Body of Evidence (BOE)—required to prove that steps were taken to prevent a breach. Understanding Audits On July 11, 2016, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) officially began the first phase of the 2016 Audit Program. This focused exclusively on covered entities (CEs) such as health plans, health care providers, and health care clearinghouses. Later in the year, the audit focus will be on BAs. Full Story » ScribeAmerica’s Expanded Offerings Include Coding Solution ScribeAmerica is pleased to introduce HealthChannels, a new group of three distinct companies assisting hospitals, health care systems, and private practices navigate an increasingly complex web of clinical and back-office clerical processes. With the introduction of HealthChannels, the medical scribe company has expanded to become a complete end-to-end provider of health care solutions designed to improve clinical outcomes by providing highly skilled clerical support and technology solutions. With 12,000 employees across 50 states and three countries, HealthChannels is positioned to help providers meet increased demands around mission-critical activities ranging from EMR documentation to patient navigation to medical billing and coding. Read more »   E-News Exclusive The Future of Speech Recognition Data-Driven Remote Coding Management HIT's Public Health Report Card Great Lengths, Big Trouble Automated Analysis of EHR Data Could Identify Candidates for PrEP How an EHR Can Save Time, Money, and Lives Industry Insight Tech & Tools Ask the Expert The Future of Speech Recognition New advancements promise to make speech recognition technology more interactive. Read more » Data-Driven Remote Coding Management Using data analysis to measure productivity trends can help both coding managers and coders themselves. Read more » HIT's Public Health Report Card Key hurdles must be cleared if data sharing during a public health crisis is to become commonplace. Read more » Great Lengths, Big Trouble Without strong documentation, hospitals run the risk of incurring severe length-of-stay penalties. Read more » Automated Analysis of EHR Data Could Identify Candidates for PrEP Researchers used EHR data to develop an algorithm to identify patients at an increased risk for acquiring HIV, which could be used to identify potential candidates for preexposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, according to Healio. How an EHR Can Save Time, Money, and Lives Delivering on the promise of higher-quality, more personalized care at a lower cost depends on physicians using EHRs in the right context and culture, according to Forbes.

The nation's top employers and recruiters of HIM talent advertise in For The Record magazine and post their job openings on AlliedHealthCareers.com. Check out the most recent opportunities that have been submitted by employers across the country! Medical Coding Professionals—BJC Healthcare, Missouri & Illinois Albany Law School to Offer Online Master’s Degree in Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Albany Law School will offer the first online Master of Science in Legal Studies in Cybersecurity and Data Privacy. The program will launch January 2017. Each student will have a customized curriculum that draws upon the law school’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Pathway. Students can earn the 30-credit master’s degree in one year of full-time study or over a longer period on a personalized part-time schedule. Courses will cover the areas of data protection, privacy, and information security law; cybercrime, cyberwarfare, and cybersecurity law; and electronic discovery, digital forensics, and digital evidence. Cross-registration will be available with the University at Albany’s College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity. Students will also have the opportunity to participate in a field placement experience. Learn more » Quest Diagnostics Launches Digital Dementia Assessment Test Quest Diagnostics has unveiled CogniSense, a digital cognitive assessment tool that aids in a physician’s assessment, diagnosis, and care management of individuals with cognitive dysfunction. CogniSense is designed to overcome limitations of paper-based assessment such as lack of objective, easily trackable data over time and integration to EHRs. It provides health care practitioners with a digitized version of the Memory Orientation Assessment Test to assess the cognitive health of a patient’s brain through the use of memory recall techniques, information comprehension tests, and tablet-based clock drawing that provides assessment of patient’s memory, orientation, sequential memory, and time. Available as an iPad app, CogniSense is administered and scored electronically, providing an objective baseline score and progressive scores that can be stored in Care360, Quest’s lab-ordering platform, and any of nearly 600 EMRs that connect to Quest. Once established as part of the patient’s medical record, results from CogniSense allow clinicians to track and monitor cognitive function of the patient over time. Learn more » Have a coding or transcription question? Get an expert answer by sending an e-mail to edit@gvpub.com.   For The Record's online gift shop features a wide variety of items for HIM professionals for any occasion. Whether you are searching for products to give friends or colleagues, hand out to clients, or wear yourself, finding the right gifts is easy and affordable at For The Record's online gift shop. Choose from t-shirts, journals, clocks, buttons, mouse pads, and much more! Check out our secure online shop today or call toll-free 877-809-1659 for easy and fast ordering. A Secure, Anonymous Résumé Bank Job Alerts Sent to Your E-mail For The Record offers many flexible advertising programs designed to maximize your results. From print advertising to e-newsletter sponsorships, website advertising to custom e-mail marketing, For The Record helps maximize your investment. E-mail our experienced account executives today for more information or call 800-278-4400! Coming up in our January issue is our Transcription and CDI Resource Guide. Contact sales for more information. AlliedHealthCareers.com is the premier online resource to recruit HIM professionals. Post your open positions, view résumés and showcase your facility's offerings all at AlliedHealthCareers.com!