Hint: Don’t reveal PHI in response to a poor Google review. General compliance issues plague everyone in the healthcare industry, and doctors and their supporting colleagues and practices need to be especially aware of the hot spots. State and federal [...]
Sending political campaign emails and revealing PHI in response to a Google review are a few of the no-nos that have cost providers nearly $200K so far this year. Home health and hospice agencies have a million industry-specific burdens on [...]
Caution: Expect Right of Access compliance to remain a fixture in 2022. With the feds focused on COVID-19, cybersecurity, and policy turnarounds, you may have thought HIPAA privacy isn’t as important anymore — think again. Four recent resolutions prove that [...]
Expect PRF violations to remain under the OIG microscope through 2022. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has doled out billions in Provider Relief Funds (PRF) since the program’s inception to assist healthcare providers battling COVID-19. Now, the [...]
OIG targets PRF violations. Along with the rise in the amount of COVID relief funds comes the rise of COVID relief fund fraud. The latest example: Amina Abbas, owner of 1 on 1 Home Health in LaPorte, Indiana, closed the [...]
Hint: 1 word will help you choose ICD-9, CPT® codes. If coding amnio procedures — particularly procedures involving polydramnios and twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) — sets your heart aflutter, a few minutes brushing up on the basics will be just [...]
Find out why the term “polyhydramnios” can make or break your CPT, ICD-9 codes. Are you confused about how to code amnio procedures -- particularly those involving polyhydramnios and twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS)? The solution is simple. Brush up on [...]
Hint: 1 word will help you choose ICD-9, CPT codes If coding amnio procedures -- particularly procedures involving polydramnios and twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) -- sets your heart aflutter, a few minutes brushing up on the basics will be just [...]
CMS may need to go back to the drawing board for your quality measures, study says.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) began reporting hospitals' performance measures on its Hospital Compare Web site in an effort to improve quality [...]
Attitudes shift as PDP enrollment approaches.Do more seniors believe that the upcoming Medicare prescription drug plan will save them money, even as drug prices continue to increase faster than inflation?Yes, says a new Kaiser Family Foundation survey released Aug. 15. [...]
