Healthicity Blog

Thanksgiving is the time of year for sharing a meal with loved ones and giving thanks for everything we have to be grateful for in our lives. Every November, Ada heads home to spend the holiday with her parents.

Preventive services and screenings are important, especially for our little ones.

Ada’s boss called a department meeting because he had a “big announcement,” to make. Everyone gathered round, waiting with baited breath.

You probably already know that Auditing and Monitoring is one of the seven elements of an effective compliance program. But did you know that it’s so important the OIG considers it to be key for maintaining compliance?

Coding audits are the heartbeat of any compliance program. That’s why staying on track with your audit is essential to your program's success.

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA)

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of April 2015 will not only significantly change physician reimbursement, it will also change how we audit for correct coding and documentation.

There are a lot of Copy and Paste horror stories. Physicians who accidentally copy and pasted information from one patient’s record to a different patient. Or Copy and Pasting that goes rogue and suddenly, a woman with a family history of breast cancer has a history of breast cancer herself.

As reimbursements shift from fee-for-service to value-based payments, the need for better risk adjustment audit tools are on the rise.