Stephani Scott
A patient’s history is a critical component to a physician for determining the etiology of a patient's problem. That’s why a history of present illness (HPI) is required in some form for every Evaluation and Management service.
CJ Wolf
Which entity is the largest grant-making organization in the federal government? If you guessed HHS, then you are right. HHS provides more grants than any other group in the federal government. And as most compliance officers know, risk and enforcement tends to follow the money.
CJ Wolf
The new year is a time to improve, adjust, and tackle compliance with new eyes and a reignited passion. It’s also a time for making a list of compliance resolutions, of things I need to tackle head on this year.
Healthicity
1. Virgil Dickson, Regulatory and Policy Reporter at Modern Healthcare
Most recent piece: Medicare Sticks with Mandatory Bundled-Pay Demo, But Tom Price Likely to Intervene.
CJ Wolf
3 Ways To Measure The Effectiveness Of Your Compliance Program: It’s important to have an effective compliance program but sometimes it can be pretty difficult to measure the success.
Lara Smith
Modifier 59 is shockingly confusing for coders, auditors and physicians alike. It’s frequently misused, for example, it’s often added as prevention or recoupment of an insurance denial as a way to get additional procedures paid.
CJ Wolf
The New Year is right around the corner and most of us have a lot to do to prepare for next year.
Healthicity
1. Medicare Fails To Recover Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars In Lab Overcharges - “Five years ago, Companion DX Reference Lab hoped to cash in on cutting-edge genetic tests paid for by Medicare.
