Information Security
7 million of these types of communication, which seek to infiltrate our information systems with malicious intent, are stopped at the firewall every day.
What are phishing emails?
This Federal Government agency frequently conducts billing audits and is known by the acronym CMS.
What is the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)?
This phrase should be included in the subject line for outgoing external e-mail when it contains confidential information such as PHI.
What is “SendSecure”?
Intentionally billing for services which were not actually provided is a typical example of this.
What is billing fraud?
(also acceptable: insurance fraud)
Circumstance under which it is OK to share your password.
What is never?
Dana-Farber submits more claims to this insurance than any others.
What is Medicare?
This computer accessory is recommended for users who work in high traffic areas and want to increase privacy.
What is a privacy screen?
This standard means only providing and billing for health care services or supplies needed to diagnose or treat an illness, injury, condition, disease or its symptoms and that meet accepted standards of medicine.
What is Medically Necessary?
In advance of travel to high risk areas on behalf of DFCI, staff should reach out to the Service Desk to reserve these.
What are loaner devices?
This type of order should only be used in emergency situations, and never for the convenience of the provider.
What is a verbal order?