ICD-10 Flexibilities to end October 1st
After ICD-10 went live on October 1, 2015; CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) allowed a one year grace period for ICD-10 flexibility, to overcome the strong oppo...
Revenue Cycle Analytics Improves Claims Submissions
Healthcare revenue cycle management has undergone a radical and drastic change in the last decade. From days when most patients had $20 or so as co-payments and insurance comp...
False Claim Act And The Healthcare Industry
Starting August 1, 2016, the penalties under the False Claims Act (FCA) along with the Anti-Kickback Act, The Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act and a host of other Acts have ne...
Outpatient Practices & The Fear Of RAC Audits
Ever since the RAC audit has been introduced, there is an element of fear amongst healthcare facilities with regards to the RAC program. Fuelled by rumors and myths, most of t...
HIPAA Breach Notification Rule
The risk of personal identifiable information falling into the wrong hands or even finding its way into the public domain is a fear that we constantly live with, in this age o...
