Healthicity Blog

In this episode of compliance conversations, I sat down with Stephani Scott, VP of Audit Services for Healthicity, to chat about her twenty years of experience and pick her brain on important auditing issues.

1. Laboratory and Owner of Lab Management Services Company to Pay $3.77 Million to Resolve Kickback and Medical Necessity Claims –

In this edition of the Misadventures of Ada, Ada takes a trip to space with her pal, Sully, in a space shuttle.

When most of us hear about OCR enforcement we immediately think about HIPAA, and rightfully so. There’s no doubt that HIPAA has definitely been a big enforcement area for OCR, but remember that OCR stands for the “Office for Civil Rights” and they oversee other areas of enforcement as well.

As a compliance officer working in the healthcare industry, I’ve heard it all. I’ve been given great compliance advice from wonderful mentors and supervisors.

1. Scripps Health to Pay $1.5 Million to Settle Claims for Services Rendered by Unauthorized Physical Therapists –

In November of 2017, I attended the annual AMA CPT and RBRVS 2018 Symposium (Whew! What a mouthful!) in Chicago where I learned a ton about the new and revised codes for this year.

The OIG has updated their work plan with its January 2018 additions. Let’s take a deep dive into the updates and what they mean for you as a compliance professional.