Welcome back to the Compliance Blog! We are happy to have you here for the April 2024 Compliance Blog! This month, we are talking about Variance… Let’s go! o Let’s talk about our Variance Process: A variance is an undesired outcome, not expected within the normal course of care or treatment. HealthPoint encourages open and honest reporting of actual or potential injuries or hazards to patients, visitors, and employees at all sites and services and at all levels of care throughout the organization as a continuing effort to promote a safe environment for all involved. You can learn more a ..read more

  Welcome back to the Compliance Blog! We are happy to have you here for the March 2024 Compliance Blog! This month, we are talking about HealthPoint’s ongoing HIPAA Security Program! o Let’s talk about our HIPAA Security Program! As part of HealthPoint’s ongoing HIPAA Security Program, Brian Thurston and Katherine Hall (the HIPAA Security and Privacy Officers) are sending out quarterly HIPAA reminders. To kick off 2024, let’s discuss the changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule going into effect this year. Prior to 1996, there was no federal law protecting the privacy of medical records in the ..read more

2023 Holiday Decor Contest Winners Thank you to everyone who participated and helped share the holiday cheer! We have winners featured below in THREE categories: Most Creative, Biggest WOW Factor, and Biggest Community Impact. Check out the 2023 Holiday Decor Contest Winners! Congratulations to the winners and as a reminder, here were the rules: The rules were the same as last year: It is voluntary! There is no budget for this so get creative! Decor can go up beginning 12/1/2023. Be sure your decorations are secular (not religious) in nature. Things like snowflakes, trees, tinsel, gar ..read more

  Welcome back to the Compliance Blog! We are happy to have you here for the February 2024 Compliance Blog! This month, we are talking more about Medical Coding and Documentation. o Let’s talk Medical Coding and Documentation! Documentation serves as an important record of what is discussed during a visit between a provider and a patient. It can also affect the visit code that should be used for a visit as well as any diagnosis code(s) given during that encounter. The rule of thumb is that if you discussed it during the visit, treated it, or if it affected how you’re treating the pat ..read more

Communication regarding pay Our CEO, Terri Sabella, has sent a communication regarding pay raises to all HealthPoint Team members. You can read it below: A Letter from our CEO regarding pay Dear Team, I hope this message finds you well. As we navigate through the evolving landscape of our organization, I wanted to take a moment to address our ongoing efforts regarding pay for performance and provide some updates on our current situation. Firstly, I want to express my gratitude for the dedication and hard work each of you has shown, especially during times of unprecedented change. Your commitme ..read more

  Welcome back to the Compliance Blog! We are happy to have you here for the January 2024 Compliance Blog! This month, we are giving you a peek behind the Medical Coding Curtain and talking again about Evaluation and Management visits.  Buckle up for the fun! o Let’s talk medical coding! In our first two coding-related blog posts, we discussed E&M coding and how it attempts to assign a level of risk to a patient visit. This month, we’ll talk about how labs ordered or reviewed at the time of the visit can influence the E&M level of that visit.   Breaking it down ..read more

HealthPoint Earns Advocacy Center for Excellence GOLD Badge! We are proud to announce that with your help, HealthPoint has earned the Advocacy Center for Excellence GOLD Badge! You can learn more about this achievement and how you can help us continue to be advocates for the communities and patients we serve below. What is an Advocacy Center for Excellence? An Advocacy Center of Excellence (ACE) is a Community Health Center that creates a culture of advocacy to ensure that policymakers at all levels of government commit to investing in the affordable, equitable, and innovative care ..read more

Welcome to the 2023 Holiday Décor Contest page! It is time for the 2023 Holiday Décor Contest,  but we would be remiss if we did not tell you what a GREAT job you did during the last two years! In 2022, the winners were Biggest WOW factor: Franklin Clinic, and Most Creative: Somerville Clinic! The rules are the same as last year – You can review them below: It is voluntary! Decor can go up beginning 12/1/2023. Submissions must be made to MarCom no later than 12/22/2023 at 5 PM. You can email it or send it to our Dropbox from your phone!  Winners will be announced in the January ..read more

Halloween 2023! Halloween 2023 guidelines for attire! The suggestions below are not a FULL list of everything you can and cannot do… They’re just some suggestions to help you plan for an excellent day that does not get HR called on you.     Text for those who don’t like to read images: HealthPoint Team – DRUM ROLL…You are officially encouraged to wear Halloween attire on Tuesday, October 31st, 2023! To ensure we’re providing a welcoming space for our patients and the excellent care they deserve, let’s be sure we understand the assignment. We listed a few friendly reminders: Ma ..read more

TACHC Employee Engagement Survey Results are in for 2023! HOT OFF THE PRESS: Our annual TACHC Employee Engagement Survey results are in! HealthPoint scored higher than the Texas Health Center average in all applicable categories, and HealthPoint made an overall improvement in every category vs 2022. We wanted to share the results ASAP. Stay tuned in the coming months for the strategies our Board and Senior Leaders develop to continue our quest to be the BEST place to work!  As a reminder, the TACHC Employee Engagement Survey prompts were: I know what is expected of me at work I have all ..read more