Healthicity Blog

A new year always brings new codes and changes, and our upcoming webinar is your front-row seat to some of the most important updates. 

What better way to ring in the new year than with new guidance from the OIG?

The first major revision to the Evaluation and Management (E&M) coding and documentation guidelines in over two decades has put the spotlight the importance of Medical Decision Making (MDM) as the essential element when choosing an E&M level that isn’t time-based.

It's that time of year again – compliance programs are putting the finishing touches on their annual audit plan for the year ahead. Wrangling those fresh and familiar compliance risks is like a puzzle – you've got to be organized and clever to piece together a winning plan.

The Inspector General of HHS has warned the healthcare compliance community that reimbursement methodologies associated with Medicare Advantage would be a top priority. Included in these efforts is an enhanced focus on Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC) and risk adjustment.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is EVERYWHERE. There’s no escaping this disruptive technology, which is why it’s critical to learn more about the risks and compliance challenges associated with it.

Even though HIPAA has been around for a long time, there’s always something new around the corner.

Academic medical centers often have unique risks associated with their services.  As a result, their compliance programs need to be designed to account for these risks.