by Advize Admin | Sep 17, 2021 | Healthcare
The Justice Department has accused an upstate New York health insurance plan for seniors and its medical analytics company of cheating the government out of tens of millions of dollars. The civil complaint of fraud, filed late Monday, is the first by the federal...
by Advize Admin | Sep 17, 2021 | Commentary
“One-hundred percent of medical records have errors,” Heather Gantzer, MD, immediate past chair of the American College of Physicians’ Board of Regents, told MedPage Today. Well, that is a strong quote. Not sure we agree with all medical...
by Advize Admin | Sep 17, 2021 | Commentary
This week our commentary on our favorite articles. We are excited to see that the issues we know are important are becoming more mainstream. A Florida chiropractor signed hundreds of mask exemption forms for students. Now, the district has tightened its mask...
by Advize Admin | Sep 10, 2021 | Compliance
The tagline from the CMS Website is “When Medicare Claims are submitted accurately, everyone benefits.” First – TPE why do we even care? Well, simple answer, it is a lovely little gift from CMS designed to help reduce claim denials and appeals through one-on-one...
by Advize Admin | Sep 10, 2021 | FWA
A Florida orthopedic surgeon and designer of costly spinal surgery implants was arrested Tuesday and charged with paying millions of dollars in kickbacks and bribes to surgeons who agreed to use his company’s devices. Dr. Kingsley R. Chin, 57, of Fort Lauderdale,...
by Advize Admin | Sep 10, 2021 | Healthcare
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — In her 19 years of living with cerebral palsy, scoliosis and other ailments, Cynthia Enriquez De Santiago has endured about 60 surgeries and her heart has flatlined at least four times. But the most unusual doctor’s referral of her life came...
by Advize Admin | Sep 10, 2021 | Commentary
We talk to you every week about trials and cases that are in our rearview mirror. Often what we worked on directly. Sometimes we talk about areas of interest like healthcare cost and changing policy. Sometimes we bring you best practices based on our clients. ...
by Advize Admin | Sep 3, 2021 | Healthcare
In the rural northeastern corner of Missouri, Scotland County Hospital has been so low on staff that it sometimes had to turn away patients amid a surge in covid-19 cases. The national covid staffing crunch means CEO Dr. Randy Tobler has hired more travel nurses to...
by Advize Admin | Sep 3, 2021 | Healthcare
If you live in one state, does it matter that the doctor treating you online is in another? Surprisingly, the answer is yes, and the ability to conduct certain virtual appointments may be nearing an end. Televisits for medical care took off during the worst days of...
by Advize Admin | Aug 27, 2021 | Healthcare Facepalm
For years, Ely Bair dealt with migraine headaches, jaw pain and high blood pressure, until a dentist recommended surgery to realign his jaw to get to the root of his health problems. The fix would involve two surgeries over a couple of years and wearing braces on his...
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