Healthicity Blog

As coders and auditors, we spend a lot of time tracking down information that will help us be as accurate as possible.

The OIG has added a new item to its work plan in July 2019.

1. Las Vegas Cardiology Practice Agrees To Pay $2.5 Million Settlement Claim Involving Medicare Kickback Scheme –

Over the last couple of years, I’ve blogged about grant compliance.

When the Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010 it included section 6102 requiring nursing facilities to have an effective compliance program.

COPD/Emphysema/Asthma

Coding for respiratory disease in ICD-10-CM can be tricky.

1. Three Physicians and Five Marketers Charged for Violations to Federal Anti-Kickback Statutes –

In June 2019, we saw more than the average number of additions to the OIG Work Plan.