Regulation Updates

Too Much of a Good Thing?

Jun 30, 2022 | HIPAA, HIPAA Regulation Updates

Let’s face it, running a healthcare business without some type of third-party assistance is difficult. Lawyers, accountants, IT providers, billing services all help to make the day-to-day operations of medical practices possible. But those services and others pose a...

Coding Changes – 2023 Here We Come!

Jun 30, 2022 | Coding Compliance, Coding Compliance Regulation Updates

The most recent significant changes to the E&M coding guidelines occurred in 2021 allowing physicians to choose between medical decision-making and time-based reporting for their services. Now, it appears we are in store for additional changes to begin January...

Telehealth

Jun 30, 2022 | CMS-OIG, CMS-OIG Regulation Updates, Governance

Telehealth is the remote or virtual delivery of healthcare services. CMS defines telehealth as a two-way, real-time interactive communication between a patient and a physician or practitioner at a distant site through telecommunications equipment that includes, at a...

Coding audits 101: How physicians can prepare

Jan 13, 2022 | Coding Compliance, Coding Compliance Regulation Updates

You’ve received a request for medical records from a payer, who is going to conduct an audit on your claims. Your Electronic Health Record (EHR) system is excellent, the notes are voluminous, your providers are well-versed at coding. If anything, you under code! You...

Biden-Harris Administration Vaccine Announcement

Sep 14, 2021 | CMS-OIG Regulation Updates, COVID-19

To increase protection for both healthcare staff and patients against COVID-19 and the Delta variant, the Biden-Harris Administration has announced that staff working in all Medicare- and Medicaid-certified facilities are required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. A...