From Reform to Fraud and Abuse Prevention

We would like to thank everyone who has visited our blog this month and joined us for our online series about some of the more particular aspects of healthcare reform, particularly our HIPAA 5010 posts. In this blog, we’ll discuss the latest efforts in fraud and abuse prevention. Fraud and Abuse Prevention Reform We understand […]

Bracing for Reform Impact- Encounter Data and Claims (1)

As we gear up to hit on some hot healthcare reform topics this month we will begin with the monumental changes which will be taking place with regard to Encounter Data and Claims under a new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requirement. 

Its a scorcher- Healthcare Reform

I am not talking about the heat index, but how the debate over health care reform is heating up.  Due to this we have decided to do a multi-part blog series on healthcare reform beginning this month.  We will examine some of the recently passed healthcare bills, how they will impact healthcare compliance, business, practices, […]

The HEAT is on

HEAT….which stands for the Healthcare Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team is part of a nationwide government-sponsored effort to increase healthcare fraud enforcement efforts, and both organizations and providers have been feeling the squeeze. According to the Department of Justice (DOJ) “Since their inception in March 2007, Strike Force operations in seven districts have obtained […]

Top 10 Healthcare Compliance Issues of 2011

2011 has been rife with government change, and both President Obama and healthcare regulators have been more active than ever in regard to regulatory and healthcare compliance updates and changes. These new laws and acts, some of which are already in effect, and some of which are expected to go into effect soon will no doubt have a dramatic impact on the industry.