Healthicity Blog

Welcome to our Wednesday News Roundup, where we scour the internet to bring you the most relevant, breaking news in the healthcare industry.

The thing about working in the healthcare industry is that it’s impossible to know enough. Policies, laws, technology, and culture are constantly changing.

Check your email, folks, because Phase Two of OCR’s HIPAA audit program has begun and selected covered entities received notification letters, yesterday, Monday, July 11, 2016.

You’ve probably memorized the range of civil monetary penalties that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) can assess in conjunction with settlements under the False Claims Act. That amount has been a minimum of $5,500 to a maximum of $11,000.

This week saw the largest takedown in history, announced the OIG HHS and the Justice Department on Wednesday.

Maintaining a compliant healthcare organization isn’t easy. It requires absolute due diligence to keep up with regulations and protect your organization from loss of profit and legal actions.

As with most professions, medical coding takes a special kind of someone. Ideally a someone who is fun on the inside but sticks to the rules when it comes to their 9-5. A great coder must be educated in the field, dedicated, and someone who loves to learn.

Compliance can be complicated: Keeping up with regulations, protecting your organization from loss of profit or even legal actions.