Healthicity Blog

Thanksgiving is the perfect time to reflect on what—and who—we’re grateful for. This year, let’s give a big shoutout to the healthcare compliance and auditing professionals who work tirelessly behind the scenes to keep everything running smoothly. 

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

In our latest episode of Compliance Conversations, we had the pleasure of speaking with Kimberly Jolivette Williams, a certified expert in medical coding and auditing. Hosted by CJ Wolf, this episode dives into the unique challenges and nuances of anesthesia coding and billing. Here’s a recap of...

Medical record addendums, amendments, corrections, and late entries.

2024 brought a lot of changes to the medical coding and reimbursement world. In January, we highlighted some of the changes in our New Year, New Coding Changes webinar.

One in three healthcare workers plan to leave their job in the next year, according to new data. A wave of staffing shortages, combined with persistent burnout and exhaustion, is driving an exodus of vital healthcare workers from the field.

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...

Accurate billing and coding play a critical role in the complex realm of healthcare financing. However, concerns about upcoding have emerged as a persistent issue, potentially leading to inflated healthcare costs and erroneous reimbursements.