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Would you like to save nearly $4 billion dollars? Well, according to the most recent semiannual report to Congress, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) believes that is how much they could save taxpayers. For those who don’t know, twice per year the...

Happy New Year! It’s a fresh start. You can’t change the past, but you have a great deal of control of what you are going to do in this upcoming year. So, forget the past and make some resolutions. Specifically, make some compliance resolutions! Will Durant is credited with interpreting Aristotle...

As a compliance officer, do you ever feel like you are making a list, checking it twice, tryin’ to find who’s naughty or nice?

So many compliance activities require checking, double-checking and sometimes triple-checking.  At this festive time of year, let’s reflect on the naughty and nice lists.

As public health efforts try to slow the U.S. opioid epidemic and federal law agencies fight on the enforcement front, it’s important that your healthcare organization’s compliance program addresses risks associated with this devastating issue.

Today’s episode of Compliance Conversations features a conversation between CJ Wolf, MD, and his longtime colleague and medical compliance expert, Jay McVean. Jay has over two decades of experience in medical billing and coding, and he currently serves as the Director of Medical School Billing...

Our 2023 Healthcare Coding Changes webinar raised a lot of questions, so we’re tackling your insightful inquiries! Our presenter, CJ Wolf, MD, reviewed and answered questions that popped up during the webinar, so check out all his answers below. You can also see a recording of the webinar too.

In November, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) added 11 new items to their Work Plan. We reviewed these new items and included key updates that could affect your organization.

The U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued a report concluding that Medicare and patients combined overpaid more than a million dollars for the same professional services provided at critical access hospitals (CAH).

Who Bills for Professional Services?