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In the age of technology, data, and artificial intelligence, there’s one often-overlooked workplace tool: soft skills. 

The first major revision to the Evaluation and Management (E&M) coding and documentation guidelines in over two decades has put the spotlight the importance of Medical Decision Making (MDM) as the essential element when choosing an E&M level that isn’t time-based.

On our latest episode of Compliance Conversations, we’re taking an in-depth look at the revenue cycle and coding. We’re joined by Stephanie Perry, the outpatient medical supervisor for e4health, as she shares insights from her 12 years of experience in coding, auditing, training, and leadership...

Healthcare professionals must balance the benefits of a prescribed medication with the potential risks and side effects it may pose to the patient.

Traditionally, as the calendar year approaches its end, many compliance programs evaluate their annual audit plan to assess its effectiveness and revise the plan as needed for the following year. Some compliance programs may do this at other times of the year. When it happens is not as essential as...

It's that time of year again – compliance programs are putting the finishing touches on their annual audit plan for the year ahead. Wrangling those fresh and familiar compliance risks is like a puzzle – you've got to be organized and clever to piece together a winning plan.

Ready for a data deep dive? We are breaking down the results of our annual survey!

Enforcement agencies often focus on “following the money.” In other words, big revenue usually is associated with compliance scrutiny – and some of the biggest revenue generators are facilities. This is partially why enforcement agencies, like the U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Inspector...