04/26/2018

Recent Oncology Related News

Auditing Issues Uncovered in Physician Documentation: Part I

One of the services I offer, aside from coding and billing education, is practice audits for evaluation and management (E&M) procedural services, and ICD-10-CM coding.  Lately, as auditing season is heating up, physician practices with documentation concerns contact me daily to review their clinical documentation improvement (CDI) policies so they are secure in their practices to avoid documentation issues that can lead to negative payor audits. Read the full story →

 Top 5 Developments and Concerns of Community Oncology Practices

The Community Oncology Alliance (COA) hosted its annual meeting April 12-13, 2018, in National Harbor, Maryland. The meeting, which brings together stakeholders from across oncology, delved into overcoming the challenges with patient care that community oncology practices face on a daily basis. READ MORE

Feds Boast $2.4B in Healthcare Fraud Judgments, Settlements

April 9, 2018 - The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) established the HCFAC. The program is a collaborative effort between the attorney general and the HHS secretary, who acts through the inspector general.

​National healthcare fraud has been on the upswing over the past few years. There were more than 400 defendants charged in fiscal 2017, which was an increase over 2016 (300) and 2015 (about 250).  READ MORE