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 do the right thing. But speaking as a lawyer, I am convinced that most policies hurt, rather than help, the organization that adopts them. There…
February 17, 2023 | By Brenda Edwards, CPC, CDEO, CPB, CPC-I, CEMC, CRC, CMRS, CMCS Happy Friday! We have our first month of 2023 behind us which means the first of the claims for the new year have been submitted. Here’s the $100,000 question – are you claims paying appropriately with the 2023 Evaluation…
August 26, 2022 | By Beth Schleeper, COC, CPC, CPCO, CDEO, CPB, CPMA, CPPM, CRC, CPC-I, CEMC, CEMA Most of us are very aware of the risks inappropriate bundling modifier usage can cause, but when is the last time we thought about how other modifiers may put us at risk? For example, what about our surgical modifiers…
March 12, 2021 | Aimee L. Wilcox, CPMA, CCS-P, CST, MA, MT, Director of Content, innoviHealth Because deaths due to drug overdose is a nationwide epidemic, federal, state, and private organizations created substance use disorder (SUD) programs to treat patients who abuse alcohol or other illicit substances, or who have a history of prolonged…
February 11, 2022 | Aimee L. Wilcox, CPMA, CCS-P, CST, MA, MT, Director of Content, innoviHealth How have you felt when you embarked upon an audit, expecting to find certain basic standards of documentation to be present, but instead found them missing? Do you pull out your favorite red pen, grab a cup of…