The Peril of Policies
August 28, 2020 | By David Glaser, JD For the compliance-oriented, there is something rewarding about developing policies. It feels like an accomplishment, demonstrable proof of a desire to…
OIG HHS Audits Resuming
August 21, 2020 | By Jesse Overbay, JD On March 13, 2020, the President of the United States issued an emergency declaration under the Stafford Act to declare a…
That is How We Have Always Done It
May 1, 2020 | By Stephanie Allard, CPC, CEMA, RHIT Over the years I have found that one of the main risks to an organization are employees who…
Interoperability Rules – New Requirements, New Challenges, New Opportunities for Practices
April 24, 2020 | By Stanley Nachimson, Nachimson Advisors After a lengthy period of comments and discussions with industry leaders and vendors, the final Interoperability Rules for EHRs and…
The Week-In-Review
April 3, 2020 | By Sean Weiss, CHC, CEMA, CMCO, CPMA, CPC-P, CMPE, CPC Happy Friday – we made it through another week of change, after change, after change.…
Auditing & the Attorney Client Privilege: Need for audits and incentives to comply/disclose to government
March 13, 2020 | By Jesse Overbay, JD Readers of this newsletter and followers of the incredibly talented individuals on the NAMAS team know that conducting internal monitoring and…
Risk Adjustment Opportunities in the World of Simplified Documentation
March 6, 2020 | By Paul Spencer, CPC, COC Something of a preemptive celebration is currently going on in the world of physician documentation. As we know, beginning…
Auditor Opportunities
January 24, 2020 | By Frank Cohen, Director of Analytics and Busines Intelligence The first thing to note is that I am not an auditor. So, for me…
Practice Financial Policy
January 19, 2020 | By Sean Weiss, CHC, CEMA, CMCO, CPMA, CPC-P, CMPE, CPC Welcome to 2020! It is my hope that all of you had a great…