Healthicity Blog

It’s often said that “Individuals make decisions, not the organization.”

In today’s evolving healthcare world, internal auditing is more important than ever. Effective auditing can ensure compliance, enhance patient care, and streamline operations.

Transitional Care Management (TCM) services are all about helping patients smoothly transition back home or into their community after a stay in certain facilities. The goal is simple: to ensure quality care by providing the right resources and timely follow-ups after discharge. 

With physician and clinician shortages in healthcare, many entities are turning to non-physician practitioners (NPPs) such as nurse practitioners or physician assistants. Often, NPPs and physicians provide services to the same patient on the same day.

Copy + paste has made our lives much easier, but it has its own set of risks – especially when it comes to documentation accuracy. 

The last item on the OIGs list of 7 Elements of a Successful Compliance Program is focused on responding to detected offenses and developing corrective action initiatives. 

The HCPCS code G2211 is an add-on code to certain Evaluation and Management codes. Much of the medical coding industry has been talking about this code because as of Jan. 1, 2024, Medicare began paying separately for it – but many coders and auditors are still curious about when it can be reported...

Ah, the age-old question: who is responsible for compliance?