Healthicity Blog

In last week’s blog post we examined the “ownership” requirements of a recently published CIA. This week we continue to dive deeper into the CIA by reviewing the requirements surrounding written standards/policies, training/education, and auditing/monitoring.

Tis’ the holiday season! All around the world friends and family are gathering to celebrate and join in together for a number of wonderful festivities. Ada, our lovable, accident-prone favorite, has been jamming to jingle bells, hanging mistletoe, and chugging eggnog. And, at the request of Candie...

Hello, to our outstanding community of auditors, coders, and compliance professionals. How’s your December?

In this special holiday edition of The Misadventures of Ada, suggested by, Vereen Watson, CCS, Ada braves the crowds to attempt a little black friday shopping. Ada arrives early, ready to knock off her entire holiday list with her cart ablazing as she waits for the doors to open. Once they do,...

In this ICD-10 cartoon suggested by Joan Weeks-Dolan, Ada goes to the beach with her best friend Rhonda. Ada and Rhonda are having the time of their lives, splashing in the water, cruising on a jetski, enjoying the sun, until, well, just take a look for yourself...

For calendar year 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have finalized updated payment rates and policy changes in the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System.

In Medicare and Medicaid services, managed care plans fall under Part C, a Medicare Advantage plan alternative to Parts A and B. Medicare Advantage plans often include integrated self-administered drug coverage similar to the standalone Part D prescription drug benefit plan.

As many of you know, we’ve been releasing a lot of new stuff lately. We included audio files of our eBriefs, a new podcast, Compliance Conversations, and now, to keep the momentum going, we are launching an ICD-10 cartoon series, The Misadventures of Ada.