HHS Office for Civil Rights Senior Advisor for HIPAA Compliance and Enforcement, Iliana Peters, recently sat down with the HCCA s Compliance Institute to give an enforcement update. Topics include... Read More >
nbsp Many medical practices make the mistake of tracking only financial performance. To be sure, a medical practice will not be able to continue its important clinical work without assuring... Read More >
Found this very interesting blog post at Beyond Healthcare Reform http beyondhealthcarereform.com Dr. Steven Svabek may have set a record for the number of reasons why his tail policy didn... Read More >
A Office of the Inspector General OIG report noted that providers may not be informing CMS of ownership changes. Providers must update their enrollment information to reflect changes in ownership... Read More >
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights OCR , recently announced a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of HIPAA settlement based on the impermissible... Read More >
Executive Summary Ransomware can infect computers multiple ways and may or may not require user interaction. This message outlines several vectors of attack and what users can do to help... Read More >
Unsure of your participation status in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System MIPS ? Clinicians can now use an interactive tool on the Quality Payment Program website to determine if they... Read More >
Here is a video tax tip from the IRS: Preparing for Disasters English | Spanish |ASL Read More >
Courtesy of Tax Guard http tax-guard.com Professional employer organizations PEOs sometimes referred to as employee leasing companies or co-employers have been in existence in a variety of forms for over... Read More >
In March of this year, the OIG posted a Resource Guide that included ideas about compliance programs, not a checklist to assess a compliance program. It was generated to provide... Read More >
Diagnosis Coding Using the ICD- -CM Web-Based Training Course Revised A revised Diagnosis Coding Using the ICD- -CM Web-Based Training course is available through the Learning Management System. Learn about... Read More >
The Centers for Medicare amp Medicaid Services is reviewing claims and letting practices know which clinicians need to take part in MIPS, the Merit-based Incentive Payment System. MIPS is an... Read More >
An Illinois pediatric digestive health practice has settled alleged Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act violations stemming from the disclosure of more than , patients health information to a document-storage... Read More >
You can fix mistakes or omissions on their tax return by filing an amended tax return. Here are some helpful tips from the IRS File using paper form. Use Form... Read More >
A nursing home manager was liable under Code Sec. for the employee withholding taxes he willfully failed to pay over to the IRS. His claims that he used all available... Read More >
In a September report, the Office of the Inspector General OIG released results of a study of Medicare Part B ambulance claims. According to the report, almost percent of ambulance... Read More >
All adults know that money doesn t grow on trees, but that s not necessarily true for kids. Help your kids, grandkids, or other children in your life tuck away... Read More >
By publishing this Update, CMS intends to make it easier for providers, suppliers, and the general public to understand the changes CMS is are proposing or making in the programs... Read More >
The following are a list of issues that should raise some embezzlement red flags and call for immediate attention Diminishing cash flow when receipts are strong Receipts do not seem... Read More >
The Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage ABN , Form CMS-R- , and form instructions have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget OMB for renewal. While there are... Read More >
If you gave money or goods to a charity in , you may be able to claim a deduction on your federal tax return. Taxpayers can use the Interactive Tax... Read More >
An ophthalmologist cooperative in Puerto Rico settled charges with the Federal Trade Commission FTC earlier this year that it orchestrated an illegal boycott of a health plan. The FTC alleged... Read More >
Do you know every single item you own and would you be able to remember it all if you had to recall from memory? Taking a detailed home inventory requires... Read More >
Take a moment to review the last year. Think about the triumphs, the failures, the unexpected wins and the unanticipated losses. A year is made up of all these things,... Read More >
MACRA focuses on the quality of services rather than the number of services provided by your practice. Your Medicare revenue can see a reduction of up to or an increase... Read More >
For patients and their families killed or maimed by medical errors, Crisp s experience in which doctors clam up and hospitals deny wrongdoing and aggressively defend their care remains standard... Read More >
Physicians and non-physician practitioners must use the revised CMS- R Reassignment of Benefits application beginning January , . Per the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid, Medicare Administrative Contractors can no... Read More >
CMS has created a number of new, self-paced educational videos that are now available on YouTube Go.cms.gov QPPvideos and the CMS Events page. These videos help to explain aspects of... Read More >
January , December , is the first official participation year for the new Medicare payment system. is considered a transition year by Medicare. Click here for instructions on how to... Read More >
Managers are often excellent workers promoted from the ranks they may know how to do the job, but they may not know how to manage. Managers, just like other staff... Read More >
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