by Advize Admin | Oct 19, 2015 | Compliance
If a patient is deceased, may a covered entity disclose to a family member who was involved in the patient’s care or payment for healthcare prior to the death, PHI of the deceased? Answer: Yes, unless there is an expressed statement to the contrary. (45CR...
by Advize Admin | Oct 19, 2015 | Fraud, FWA
Whistleblower Lawsuit Leads to Record Setting Settlement for Adventist Health System Adventist Health System will pay $118.7 million to the federal government and four states to settle a whistleblower lawsuit filed in December 2012. The lawsuit alleged that Adventist...
by Advize Admin | Oct 13, 2015 | Coding, ICD-10
Although the transition to ICD-10 has been difficult, due to the large amount of codes that have been added with the implementation, coders are beginning to see how beneficial this transition will be in the future. Now that ICD-10 has officially been implemented for...
by Advize Admin | Oct 6, 2015 | Coding, ICD-10
ICD-10 is officially here and Advize Health has provided you with the top 10 ICD-10 tips when going through this transition! Be sure to keep these tips in mind when facing this implementation and learning to transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10. Download...
by Advize Admin | Oct 2, 2015 | Coding, Healthcare, ICD-10
This is an actual experience from one of our Advize Health employees. This morning I went to the doctor’s office and the entire mood of the office was different. The staff including the nurses, doctors, and PA’s was panicking and many of them appeared to be upset. Why...
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