News & Analysis

July 1, 2014
Strategies for Healthcare Compliance

You hear it over and over again. Covered Entity (CE) A failed to produce an ongoing risk assessment for HIPAA security compliance. CE B had an incomplete risk analysis, leading to a failure to recognize security weaknesses and vulnerabilities. And in come the fines.

June 24, 2014
Medicare Insider

This week’s updates include extension of the payment adjustment for certain hospitals and performance data for the senior Medicare patrol projects. Click the link above to read more about this week’s updates.

June 24, 2014
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about modifier -59. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.  

June 17, 2014
Medicare Insider

This week’s updates include an update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database and survey and enforcement process for skilled nursing facilities. Click the link above to read more about this week’s updates.

June 17, 2014
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about critical access hospital payments. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.  

June 10, 2014
Medicare Insider

This week’s updates include revisions to the Program Integrity Manual and updated data on hospital charge variation. Click the link above to read more about this week’s updates.

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