During the holiday season, we decided to share with you all of the great things that our team is doing in the community. Day 12: One of Advize Health’s Interns, Chrissy, and remains quite involved with the Special Olympics Florida- Healthy Communities Tampa Bay and recently volunteered for Fall Games 2015 Special Olympics. Chrissy and her counterpart…
One of our interns, Maggie Stankiewicz, collected food and blankets, and made a monetary donation to the Humane Society for the dogs and cats there. This is where she adopted her cat previously, and says that she likes to make regular donations to help them out because “every little bit helps the animals.” Since she’s…
For the holiday season, the Advize Health Team decided to give back to the community by participating in “Be a Santa to a Senior.” Although most people think of children during the holidays, senior citizens need joy and cheer brought into their lives during this time of year as well. We were able to be…
New Year, New CPT Codes! CPT’s New Year’s Resolution isn’t to trim the fat, in fact, it’s expanding! New codes are being added for a variety of services as a result of data collected by the AMA. These new CPT changes are conducive to bundling services together, and to eliminate ambiguity with certain procedures that…
Our Managing Director, Jeanmarie Loria, donated to the ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) this holiday season. Being an animal lover, she feels that she was able to impact the lives of many animals that need love and caring for. Not only does Jeanmarie give during the holiday season, but year-round…
Health plans that want to “do” HEDIS should anticipate its common stumbling blocks — and take steps to overcome them. The following are some key hurdles that health plans face when preparing HEDIS data: What is HEDIS? When the physician staff begin to receive timely specific request (fax or phone) for certain measure data. The…
One of our coding Auditors, Deanna Anderson, participated in collecting clothes for the homeless this holiday season. She was able to collect clothes from her own closet and that of neighbors and family members, and personally give them to those that are less fortunate and in need during the holidays. Deanna partakes in this annually…
One of our Quality Assurance Auditors, Kelly Long, along with her family participated in the annual Marine Toys for Tots drive. The mission of the U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is to collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December each year, and distribute those toys as Christmas gifts to…
Daniell Bugbee, one of our coding auditors, participated in collecting and delivering furniture and household items throughout the community for Annabel’s Closet. Annabel’s Closet is a proud nonprofit organization that helps abused and battered women re-enter society after living in shelters. This organization collects and delivers furniture and household items to help woman and their…
This past week on behalf of Advize Health, one of our Senior Associates, Amanda Czysz, participated in the annual holiday toy drive that’s put on by ALPFA (Association of Latino Professionals for America). This holiday season ALPFA asked all the guests of the party to assist ALPFA with their annual toy drive in support of…