Medical record requests by payors are commonplace for health care providers. Typically, these requests are received by a front desk employee who responds to the inquiry in short order. Yet,
Continue Reading THE ABC’S OF THE S.I.U.: What Providers Need to Know
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued an alert on November 28, 2016, regarding an email purporting to be from OCR. This
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Recent press releases provide notice of activities that draw the government’s ire — and result in serious criminal consequences. Focusing on these issues is a helpful exercise for any physician trying to stay within the law.
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Medical practices and physicians are beginning to receive both audit and repayment letters from RACs. So ,if you’re still not familiar with this aggressive audit and recovery program, your are well-advised to begin preparing for the possibility that some of your claims may be reviewed by a RAC.
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With the rollout of the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) audit program in full swing, physicians should be paying close attention to their medical record documentation efforts. One of the Medicare
Continue Reading Stuff You Didn’t Know About Medicare: Physician Signature Requirements
Document, document, document! is the cry of health care attorneys and consultants across the Country when asked what physicians can do to protect their practices from fraud and abuse liability.
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