Healthicity Blog

Let’s take a look at the areas on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) radar in May 2023.

AAPC’s 2023 HEALTHCON at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee brought together coders, billers, auditors, compliance professionals, vendors, and many others.

Healthicity received so many great Modifier 25 questions during our recent webinar! They all had slight variations in the details, but most of the questions asked fit into five categories. CJ Wolf, MD, organized his responses below by those five categories.

Depression and psychiatric conditions are relatively common in the elderly and nursing home residents. Effective treatments for these conditions can include medications, as well as psychotherapy. However, compliance professionals need to be aware of proper medical necessity, coding, and...

If you’re like me, you were in hog heaven at the HCCA’s Compliance Institute in Anaheim. It was so nice catching up with friends and colleagues while meeting and making new friends too.

The OIG added three items to their Work Plan in April 2023 – let's take a look at the areas on their radar.

The booths are packed up, the team members are back at work, and yes – the swag is gone – but the great insights and takeaways from the 2023 HCCA Compliance Institute remain!

Mental health clinics rely on a variety of licensed and qualified personnel to provide and bill for appropriate services to an often-vulnerable patient population. Some of these professionals include psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, and social workers. Additionally, many mental health...