Marcie Swenson
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is gearing up to pay 4.3 million dollars in fines in civil penalties for HIPAA violations after the OCR accused MD Anderson of violating the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules.
Stephani Scott
On July 12, 2018, CMS published its annual update of the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.
Stephani Scott
Did you know that Audit Manager Facility makes it easy for you to conduct audits for any encounter type, inpatient or outpatient, for either coders or providers? It’s true.
Charla Prillaman
You might be using an outside billing company, a central business office or practice staff to provide medical billing services. And you might be feeling pretty great about the work they do.
CJ Wolf
Recently, a $3.5 Million HIPAA settlement was announced on HHS.gov, “Fresenius Medical Care North America (FMCNA) has agreed to pay $3.5 million to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Marcie Swenson
You’ve worked too hard to ruin everything by cutting corners. While it might not sound like much, conducting a risk assessment is essential for an effective compliance program, and in some cases, it’s required by law.
Charla Prillaman
Just as we humans rely on our heart to keep ticking, any compliance program worth its salt relies on an effective audit plan to maintain organizational compliance.
CJ Wolf
Are you ready for the HCCA's Compliance Institute? This year it’s April 15-18 in Las Vegas and I could not be more excited. I mean, I could, but I don’t think Nevada is ready for that level of enthusiasm.
