Many people imagine remote workers sitting around the house in their pajamas, sipping coffee and checking emails. While that may be somewhat true (for those still in their pajamas), a new survey has found that employees who work from home are more productive and reliable than many of their in-office colleagues. The survey, which was…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is one of many federal departments taking part in a pattern of increased spending for Health IT security initiatives. Even in the midst of sequestration, or the taking of assets until a debt is paid off, federal health agencies have upped their information technology expenditure by…
Commercial Health Plans The act of tailoring medical record audit procedures to the needs of a particular health plan is not a novel concept. Different commercial healthcare payers maintain requirements unique to their served populations, and audits are consistently slightly augmented in order to focus on E/M, specific and proper modifier usage, and other various…
A medical record audit can reveal over-payments for up-coding, incorrect numbers of units billed, and the abuse of modifiers – just to list a few. Given the popularity of such indiscretions, what is being done after the money is recovered? Do you intend on data mining again in six months, hoping that the provider will…
In June Advize Health’s very own Joshua McElroy participated in a panel hosted at WellCare in Tampa, FL. Joshua was in the company of three other subject matter experts from Schellman & Company, Bright House Networks, and Kroll who all spoke on the topic of “Incident Response Plan: From a Reactive to Proactive Approach”. The…
This article, written by an Advize Health team member and Yoga enthusiast is the second installment in a series that will help you answer the question: What Is YogAuditing? If practicing mindfulness is proven to increase your productivity, your emotional intelligence and improve your clarity and ability to cope with stress, why wouldn’t you want…