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In June 2024, a provider organization settled False Claims Act allegations with the government by agreeing to pay $14.9 million. Improper billing of chronic care management (CCM) was among the alleged improper billing schemes.

'Exclusion checks, exclusion checks, exclusion checks,’ what is it all about? 

In this episode of Compliance Conversations, host CJ Wolf sits down with Alicia Shickle, AHFI, CHC, CPC, CPCO, CPMA, CRC, the President and CEO of ProCode Compliance Solutions LLC, a healthcare compliance veteran with nearly four decades of experience. Alicia has seen it all, from family practice...

Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC) are found throughout the country. Physicians often like them because they hold potential for increased efficiencies over a traditional hospital-based operating room. Patients often like them because they are in and out within a day, which makes scheduling and...

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. 

Education related to documentation in the patient electronic medical record (EMR) is an area of health information management overdue for a tune-up. Lack of regular and formal education in this area poses a problem for healthcare providers who are expected to appropriately record information in the...

As the world continues to embrace digital solutions in healthcare, telehealth has emerged as a critical tool for providing accessible and efficient medical care across borders. However, with the rapid expansion of telehealth comes a complex web of legal and regulatory challenges that healthcare...