UK HealthCare’s Chief Compliance Officer R. Brett Short knew he was in for a rough day as soon as he saw the email from his organization’s privacy officer.
The U.S. healthcare system is and will continue to be dependent on clinical codes and is thus equally dependent on accurate and complete clinical documentation.
The majority of Recovery Auditor (RA) takebacks in the past year involved hospitals (88%) and physicians (5%), which isn’t surprising because of the volume of services they provide, says De
In the 2014 OPPS Final Rule, CMS offered the following -example for billing a laboratory test on the same date of service as the primary service, but ordered for a different purpose than the primar
In this week’s note, we will take a closer look at RUN transmittal R2845CP and related MLN Matters Article MM8572. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.
