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Compliance Institute 2021: Government Enforcement Updates
At this year’s HCCA’s annual Compliance Institute (CI), their 25th anniversary
What You Should Know About the OIG’s Special Fraud Alert
The OIG has been busy updating their work plan and, not surprisingly, most of its January 2021 updates
The MPFS Final Rule: What You Need to Know
At the change of each calendar year, those of us in medical coding and billing
Must Read: The DOJ’s $6 Billion Fraud Bust
Despite the national health emergency, on September 30th, the DOJ announced their latest national fraud take down.
What Questions Do Auditors and Coders Have for 2021?
Over the years, we’ve answered hundreds, if not thousands, or questions from the Healthicity community
The Art of Identifying and Mitigating Your COVID-related HIPAA Risks
During the COVID-19 nationwide public health emergency, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
CMS 2021 Proposed Physician Fee Schedule Rules, Simplified
We just got done reading all 1,353 pages of CMS’s 2021 Proposed Rule. And wow, was that a doozie.
HIPAA Compliance and COVID-19
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was created to standardize the protection of sensitive patient data.