Ready, Set, Go! HIPAA just got tougher. On Monday, the HITECH Act took effect which requires healthcare providers to meet even a higher standard for...Read More
Is your office getting ready for the start of ObamaCare October 1, 2013. Be prepared for your patients to be inundated with calls from fraudsters...Read More
Homecare and outpatient physical/occupational therapy continue to be under scrutiny by the Federal Government. These areas of healthcare are easy to commit fraud. Recently, in...Read More
With healthcare changing daily, seniors are confused. What is the Affordable Care Act? How does it differ from Medicare? This is especially true as...Read More
With ObamaCare around the corner, doctor’s offices are likely to have many new patients and expanding offices. In this ever changing environment, it is...Read More
What does your office do to recruit new patients? Newsletters, Advertising, etc? Some healthcare providers hire “patient recruiters” to pick up patients and transport them...Read More
Healthcare providers must face the next HIPAA frontier: Stage 2 Meaningful Use. Starting October 1, 2013, Electronic Medical Records (EMR) in some hospitals must provide...Read More
Many patients are confused about how ObamaCare and Medicare relate to each other? If your patient is retired, will they have to sign up for...Read More
To commit healthcare fraud you should 1) set your billing system to only bill the highest level codes; 2) have more billings than your closest...Read More
Would you notice if some of the computers were missing from your office? How about laptops? In Chicago, 4 million patients’ data is at risk...Read More
