compliance Blog posts
Eligibility and verification
When the patient arrives the day of the appointment, the first thing your staff should be verifying is the patient’s insurance. Sometimes you find that insurance has changed in just the short period between scheduling and appointment day. Another reason for insurance verification is to prevent or detect insurance fraud/identity theft. According to The Institute […]
CMS proposes interoperability rules to increase EHR access
CMS released proposed rules that require many types of insurers to provide electronic health data in a standard format by 2020.
Efficiency in collecting patient liabilities
HIPAA AND THE TCPA Did you know that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and HIPAA go hand in hand?
Global ransomware attack and how to stay protected
Recently in 150 countries around the world, WannaCry ransomware infected more than 200,000 computers in hospitals and healthcare information systems. The initial virus has been slowed thanks to a “kill switch” developed by a British researcher; however, it’s suspected that another wave of copycat malware could hit the healthcare community.
Medicare overpaid docs billions for office visits, OIG says
Medicare overpaid physicians $6.7 billion in 2010 for evaluation and management services, HHS’ Office of Inspector General said in a study released Thursday. The overpayments, which allegedly stemmed from incorrect coding and poor documentation, accounted for more than one-fifth of the $32.3 billion the CMS paid for E/M services that year. E/M services are basic […]
Automate processes at your practice to increase value
Today, more than ever, people have the ability to automate the dull tasks of daily living, so there is more time to spend on activities of value. Bills can be set to autopay, so you can spend the evening with your family instead of hunched over a checkbook or laptop. Even dog food can be […]
Is it time to conduct a HIPAA compliance risk analysis?
In light of the recent $750,000 settlement agreement reached by The University of Washington Medicine (UWM), following the conclusion of a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) investigation into a claim of a potential data breach compromising the medical details of thousands of patients, it might be a good […]
5 easy steps to going paperless
You don’t have to be told how time-consuming it can be to track down medical billing records when they’re in paper form. Yet, you still haven’t made the move to paperless for one reason or another.
5 medical billing mistakes we can help you avoid
When you think of good medical practice management, you likely think of all the things you can do to keep your bottom line strong, such as going paperless or being more efficient. Of course, steps such as those are crucial, but it’s easy to overlook another aspect of good practice management that’s just as essential: avoiding mistakes.