" HIPAA requires covered entities to properly dispose of Protected Health Information (PHI) in the following manner: Paper, film, or other hard copy media has been shredded or destroye ...
In June 2015, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a Fraud Alert focused on physicians and compensation arrangements. Providers need to ensure that these arrangements do not vio ...
In April of 2015, the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula which is used to calculate the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Conversion Factor was repealed as part of the Medicare ...
On January 17, 2017, a Final Rule was published in the Federal Register outlining changes to the Medicare Appeals process in an order to streamline procedures and reduce the current bac ...