The Dangers of Vitamin D Deficiency

Vitamin D deficiency (ICD-10 CM Diagnosis Code E55.9) is an overlooked diagnosis for a number of alarming symptoms and afflictions.  Depression, fatigue, anxiety, kidney disease, weakened immune system, and even psoriasis have been known to manifest as a result of...

An Advize Health Special Announcement

To: Advize Health Clients and Contacts From: Jeanmarie Loria, Managing Director Date: April 1, 2016 Subject: Return to Paper Records After much deliberation, Advize Health has decided to stall all operations involving Electronic Medical Records (EMR). Effective...

The Consequences of HIPAA Violations

 The below tiered civil penalty structure was established from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The Secretary of HHS still has discretion in determining the penalty amount based on the nature and extent of the violation as well as the nature and...

2016 Update: OIG/OCR Audit Process

OCR’s Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Audit Program: Although the ever-expanding use of health information technology in health care provides many benefits, in turn it poses new risks to consumer privacy. To ensure HIPAA compliance, HITECH requires HHS to...

Getting to the Root of Root Canals

The infamous root canal is an endodontic procedure that involves the removal of dental pulp in order to eradicate infection and inflammation. While the term “root canal” can inspire fear in the heart of the most stoic patients, the procedure is quite simple, and no...

Patient Privacy within a Complex Eco-System

Our managing director, Jeanmarie Loria, shares the various types of data flowing through the healthcare eco-system and how it affects patient privacy. The following is an excerpt from the article: “Modern medicine has to deal with massive numbers of patients and the...