Do You Have a “Direct Reporting Relationship” with Your Board?
Clues abound as to what the feds will consider an adequate relationship. ICD9 Codes Compliance officers, how often do you report to your board of directors? A) All the time; I love those guys. B) A few times…
Continue reading...7. June 2010
Feds Tell Employers to Give Young Adults Coverage
Health insurance organizations caught in the middle in suggestions by HHS and DOL. Self-insured employers should keep young adults up to age 26 on their parents’ health insurance plans before the September 23, 2010 deadline in the Affordable…
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Compliance: Streamline Your ICD-10 Implementation Efforts
Part of your 2012 plan must include concentrating on your most common codes. In spite of recent rumors, CMS has no intention of delaying the implementation of ICD-10 beyond the Oct. 1, 2013 date. That means every physician group…
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Prepare for an External Audit with Internal Audit
© Canadian Bar Assn. Use these strategies to update your compliance plan before an auditor strikes if you can. Although an audit is a routine function that the…
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NY Hospital Sends Wrong Bills to Patients
1,250 medical statements contained plethora of identity information. Medical theft identity is on the rise. Is your organization prepared for a possible mishap? ICD-9 Codes Take note of the latest possible casualty: After Rochester, NY-based Strong Memorial Hospital…
Continue reading...1. June 2010
PPACA: The Fine Print Will Be in the Rules
Compliance officers could see their programs turned into financial footballs. Health care reform may seem like yesterday’s news. However, now is when the real work begins for many of the major players in the health care industry in the face…
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FDA Bad Ad Program Targets Casual Drug Info
Got time to help the feds monitor misleading drug ads? Health care providers can now take on an active role in helping the federal government monitor misleading drug ads with the launch of the Bad Ad Program, the
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Brush Up on HIPAA Privacy Compliance
Follow these 3 tips when handling patient privacy concerns at your organization. Compliance officers may think that they’ve dotted all of their i’s and crossed all of their t’s, but if they miss even a small piece of the privacy…
Continue reading...1. June 2010
Feds Extend Off-Label Marketing Dragnet
Off-label marketing of food and drugs remains in feds’ crosshairs. Giant drugmakers aren’t the only ones getting busted for off-label marketing: Look out for bad apples whose strange (and criminal) behavior could get themselves and the facility or practice where…
Continue reading...24. May 2010
Medical Boards Disciplining Fewer Doctors Who Commit Errors
Stricter regulations can improve the declining rate of disciplinary actions, says advocacy group. As hospitals and health care facilities around the globe continue to worry about medical errors, a new study shows that state medical boards might share in the…
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Where Is Money for National Controlled Substance Database?
A standardized, nationwide drug database program should be set up to cover all states, say several groups who are calling for improvements of a 2005 federal law that addresses prescription drug addiction. Death from prescription drug overdose has risen significantly…
Continue reading...17. May 2010
New to Compliance? The Line Forms Here…
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