by Advize Admin | Apr 14, 2016 | Careers, Medical Record Auditing
External auditors, or auditors who work for external auditing firms, are often trained in a variety of specialties and have experience in auditing for many different payers, providers, and facilities. Hiring an external auditor is extremely advantageous because they...
by Advize Admin | Apr 8, 2016 | Business
Recently, a Japan-bound plane returned to Hawaii after a passenger was found practicing yoga in the galley. This has sparked some controversy over the viability of practicing yoga while in transit. While we do not endorse any activities that could jeopardize the...
by Advize Admin | Apr 6, 2016 | Healthcare
Vitamin D deficiency (ICD-10 CM Diagnosis Code E55.9) is an overlooked diagnosis for a number of alarming symptoms and afflictions. Depression, fatigue, anxiety, kidney disease, weakened immune system, and even psoriasis have been known to manifest as a result of...
by Advize Admin | Apr 1, 2016 | Business
To: Advize Health Clients and Contacts From: Jeanmarie Loria, Managing Director Date: April 1, 2016 Subject: Return to Paper Records After much deliberation, Advize Health has decided to stall all operations involving Electronic Medical Records (EMR). Effective...
by Advize Admin | Apr 1, 2016 | Business, Compliance
The below tiered civil penalty structure was established from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The Secretary of HHS still has discretion in determining the penalty amount based on the nature and extent of the violation as well as the nature and...
by Advize Admin | Mar 29, 2016 | Compliance, Healthcare
OCR’s Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Audit Program: Although the ever-expanding use of health information technology in health care provides many benefits, in turn it poses new risks to consumer privacy. To ensure HIPAA compliance, HITECH requires HHS to...
by Advize Admin | Mar 25, 2016 | Dental
The infamous root canal is an endodontic procedure that involves the removal of dental pulp in order to eradicate infection and inflammation. While the term “root canal” can inspire fear in the heart of the most stoic patients, the procedure is quite simple, and no...
by Advize Admin | Mar 23, 2016 | Compliance, Healthcare
The Colorado Regional Health Information Organization (CORHIO) is launching a pilot program to improve patient information exchange between providers and caregivers. This program is designed in a way that once consent is given by patients, their Behavioral Healthcare...
by Advize Admin | Mar 17, 2016 | Healthcare
Our managing director, Jeanmarie Loria, shares the various types of data flowing through the healthcare eco-system and how it affects patient privacy. The following is an excerpt from the article: “Modern medicine has to deal with massive numbers of patients and the...
by Advize Admin | Mar 15, 2016 | Coding, Compliance, Medical Record Auditing
On March 10, Advize Health held our fifth monthly webinar on Meaningful Use and Security Risk Analysis. For this webinar, Advize Health’s auditor Melissa Jewett presented with Don Waechter from Compliance and Remediation Services, LLC. Both Melissa and Don are highly...
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