Michelle Ann Richards
What is 1557 and Why Comply?
Section 1557 builds on prior federal civil rights laws to prohibit sex discrimination in health care.
Healthicity
We’re back again this week with another roundup of hot compliance news. We’ve got lawsuits, fraud, illegal kickbacks, and some interesting words of wisdom from HCCA keynote speaker, Robert DeConti.
Healthicity
As many of you know, we’ve been releasing a lot of new stuff lately. We included audio files of our eBriefs, a new podcast, Compliance Conversations, and now, to keep the momentum going, we are launching an ICD-10 cartoon series, The Misadventures of Ada.
CJ Wolf
Robert DeConti, HHS OIG’s Assistant Inspector General for Legal Affairs, was one of the keynote speakers at the 2nd Annual HCCA Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Institute in Washington D.C. Mr. DeConti spoke on Monday, October 24, 2016, and summarized selected fraud and abuse trends by government...
CJ Wolf
It’s time to kick off the celebration!
Compliance and Ethics week is coming, November 6th-12th! Come celebrate with us as we explore the origin, evolution and future of compliance programs.
Healthicity
Welcome to our weekly Compliance News Roundup. We scour the headlines in search of breaking healthcare compliance news so you don’t have to.
Elizabeth Wright
Level 1-established patient encounter code, 99211, can be confusing. CPT defines this code as, “the evaluation and management of an established patient, that may not require the presence of a physician or other qualified healthcare professional.
CJ Wolf
An OIG Special Agent, ZPIC Contractor, and U.S. Attorney all walk into a bar…Except they didn’t actually walk into a bar. But, they did recently walk into a Congressional hearing to offer testimony on healthcare fraud and abuse investigative efforts. What they had to say was pretty interesting.
