By Denise Moorr
The 20th Annual HCCA Institute is well under way and I have attended some great sessions, so far. Some of my noteworthy takeaways have been:
* Present the Yates Memo to the Board and make sure to get attestation statements
* Legal Motion 26B can be filed to get access to information that is privileged
* CCO should be getting daily threat reports from the CISO
* Have a ransom ware attack plan
* Consider cyber security insurance
* Ensure Compliance is on the front end of the BAA process
* Ensure Compliance reviews time sheets/logs for Medical Directors
* 2019 MIPS should be in full swing, physicians will begin to get ‘dinged’
* Texas Medical Board passed non-auto populate rule in medical records for anything that is not demographics
* Reach out to physician organizations to partner with you for education topics at their annual meetings so the physicians can get CMEs
* When dealing with physicians, don’t just bring problems, bring solutions
* Keep the focus on the issue, not the person
Looking forward to the next session!