Healthicity Blog

This year’s enforcement landscape brought sharper oversight, evolving regulations, and new vulnerabilities across healthcare and beyond. Yet amid the turbulence, one message stood out: proactive compliance programs don’t just protect organizations from penalties—they deliver measurable returns in...

You already know that cybersecurity isn’t just IT’s responsibility; it’s a core part of compliance. But turning best practices into daily habits across your organization can be easier said than done.

The U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) has their compliance eyes on a couple dermatology issues you need to know about. The first involves medical coding modifier 25 and the second is about skin substitutes.

Whether you’re a medical coder, auditor, or compliance professional, staying up to date on 2026 ICD-10-CM updates is crucial for accurate reporting and reducing claim denials.

The HHS OIG has added to their work plan an analysis of Medicare Advantage Enrollment. According to OIG, the Medicare Advantage program is vulnerable to schemes designed to increase Medicare Advantage organization (MAO) profits by improperly influencing enrollment. They explained that known...

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)1, there has been a significant increase nationally in the number of individuals suffering from mental health conditions. Some of the numbers NAMI reports include the following:

Behavioral health compliance comes with its own unique challenges—and it can feel like the rules are always changing. To make it easier, we pulled together a set of resources that break down the latest updates, highlight enforcement trends, and share practical tips you can put to work right away.

Durable Medical Equipment

For decades compliance professionals have been reading Department of Justice press releases related to fraud, waste, and abuse involving durable medical equipment (DME). DME includes prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (also known as DMEPOS).