Healthicity Blog

Medicare pays physicians based on diagnostic and procedure codes derived from medical documentation.

1. Physician Sentenced to Prison for False Billing Scheme –

1. Columbus Home Health Care Provider Sentenced for Fraud COLUMBUS, Ohio – “The co-owner of Alpha Star Health Care Inc. was sentenced today in federal court to 18 months in prison for running home health care fraud and tax fraud schemes.” Get the full scoop >>

Pressure Ulcers are injuries to the skin and underlying tissue. You’ve probably seen them fairly often in the patient’s medical record referred to as “bed sores” or “pressure wounds” or “decubitus ulcers.”

My latest Compliance Conversations episode is called “The Teaching Physicians Rule: A Blessing or a Curse.”

The OIG has added new work plan items in July 2018. I’ve detailed the items I find the most interesting below.

Michael Warner, an Osteopathic physician, board certified in family medicine, turned patients’ rights advocate has a lot say about a patient’s rights to access.

Experts in health information technology suggest that EHR technology can make it easier to commit fraud.