Healthicity Blog

I’m really excited about my most recent episode of Compliance Conversations because I got to chat with Judith Marber-Fox

1. New Jersey/Pennsylvania Doctor Indicted For Accepting Bribes And Kickbacks From A Pharmaceutical Company In Exchange For Prescribing Powerful Fentanyl Drug –

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.