Gone are the days when compliance was viewed as less important than other departments in healthcare. Compliance is vital and with its importance comes great responsibility.
Compliance officers must adapt to the ever-changing rules and regulations.
You’re an auditor, a pretty awesome one at that, but how much do you actually know about auditing?
Are you up-to-date on ICD10 codes, modifiers, E/M services and/or surgical codes? If you consider yourself an expert, now’s your chance to test your knowledge.
$8.18 Billion is a lot of money. It’s not the amount recovered by the government from healthcare fraud and abuse. It’s not the amount of money provided in charity care by hospitals.
When compliance officers hear of healthcare organization settlements associated with compliance problems, they’re typically hearing of settlements engineered by a government agency such as the U.S. Department of Justice or the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
1. Genesis Healthcare agrees to pay $53.6M to settle fraud allegation - “Pennsylvania-based Genesis Healthcare Inc. has agreed to pay the federal government $53.6 million to settle six False Claims Act lawsuits that accused the company of defrauding government healthcare programs.