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Today’s episode of Compliance Conversations features a conversation between CJ Wolf, MD, and his longtime colleague and medical compliance expert, Jay McVean. Jay has over two decades of experience in medical billing and coding, and he currently serves as the Director of Medical School Billing...

Our 2023 Healthcare Coding Changes webinar raised a lot of questions, so we’re tackling your insightful inquiries! Our presenter, CJ Wolf, MD, reviewed and answered questions that popped up during the webinar, so check out all his answers below. You can also see a recording of the webinar too.

In November, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) added 11 new items to their Work Plan. We reviewed these new items and included key updates that could affect your organization.

Healthcare auditing professionals – wouldn’t it be great to have a roundup of 2022 data from your fellow auditors?

We thought so too, which is why we surveyed hundreds of healthcare auditing professionals across the country to create a comprehensive look at common pitfalls, strategies to enhancing...

All time-based codes are not created equal, meaning providers and coders are often confused about the correct number of billing units to report.

When can time be rounded up to the next time increment and when does it need to be exact? When is code selection based on face-to-face time versus total...

The U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued a report concluding that Medicare and patients combined overpaid more than a million dollars for the same professional services provided at critical access hospitals (CAH).

Who Bills for Professional Services?

Ever wonder what challenges your peers are facing? Curious what opportunities and roadblocks popped up in 2022 for healthcare auditing and compliance professionals? We wanted to find out too, so we asked.

We reached out to hundreds of professionals to gather key information for our 2022 Annual...

It’s that wonderful time of year to pause and express thanks for all the good things in our lives. Let’s do the same thing in our professional lives, including finding ways to be thankful for our compliance programs.

As compliance professionals, we sometimes focus on what is going wrong. It’s only...