October 9, 2020 | Aimee L. Wilcox, CPMA, CCS-P, CST, MA, MT, Director of Content, innoviHealth If you are an active coder or auditor, you are likely keenly aware of the abundant changes to healthcare laws, regulations, policies, and guidelines surrounding HIPAA, coding, reimbursement, and especially to the integration and rapid expansion of telemedicine…
August 18, 2023 | By Terry A. Fletcher BS, CPC, CCC, CEMC, CCS, CCS-P, CMC, CMSCS, ACS-CA, SCP-CA, QMGC, QMCRC, QMPM | Terry Fletcher Consulting, Inc. | Healthcare Coding and Reimbursement Consultant, Educator and Auditor | Podcast Host, CodeCast®, NSCHBC Edge Podcast, #TerryTuesday TCG Podcast | NAMAS Educational Speaker and Writer As we all know the…
June 10, 2022 | By Scott Kraft, CPMA, CPC The state and federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) declarations related to the COVID-19 pandemic created wide latitude for providers to render services via telehealth in order to prevent the higher risk of in-person contact for patients, providers, and staff. Some states have taken time during…
December 3, 2020 | By Holly Cassano, CPC, CRC There are not many positives that are generally born out of a Pandemic, but for the COVID 19 Pandemic, there have been a few and one of them is the creation of the HRSA Uninsured Portal. I call it a provider “Godsend” as it has…
August 13, 2021 | By Grant Huang, CPC, CPMA With Americans having widespread access to effective vaccines, the COVID-19 pandemic is finally fading into the background for most practices, but the issue of compliance is once again rearing its multi-faceted head. This time, after billions of dollars in federal spending as part of pandemic…