by Advize Admin | Feb 10, 2023 | Healthcare Facepalm, Technology
In early 2020, as they tried to fight covid-19 across two rural counties in North Carolina, the staff of Granville Vance Public Health was stymied, relying on outdated technology to track a fast-moving pandemic. Lisa Macon Harrison, the agency’s health...
by Advize Admin | Feb 3, 2023 | FWA, Healthcare Facepalm
After the nursing home where Leann Sample worked was bought by private investors, it started falling apart. Literally. Part of a ceiling collapsed on a nurse, the air conditioning conked out regularly, and a toilet once burst on Sample while she was helping a resident...
by Advize Admin | Feb 3, 2023 | COVID19, Healthcare
At a meeting to simplify the nation’s covid vaccination policy, the FDA’s panel of experts could agree on only one thing: Information is woefully lacking about how often different groups of Americans need to be vaccinated. That data gap has contributed to widespread...
by Advize Admin | Jan 27, 2023 | Compliance, FWA, Medical Record Auditing
Today, KHN has released details of 90 previously secret government audits that reveal millions of dollars in overpayments to Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors. The audits, which cover billings from 2011 through 2013, are the most recent financial reviews...
by Advize Admin | Jan 20, 2023 | Advize News
Getting to know me in a nutshell… Hi! I’m Justine! I am proud to call the beautiful State of Alaska home. I was introduced to the compliance and healthcare industry during college. Since then, I have gained years of experience in policy and procedure...
by Advize Admin | Jan 20, 2023 | OIG Files
We work very closely in the payor and provider space to ensure that fraud, waste, abuse (FWA) and compliance are at the forefront of the payment integrity continuum. This is particularly the case when working to conduct medical record reviews and identify over...
by Advize Admin | Jan 13, 2023 | Advize News
When Jim left the NY State OMIG, he sent a letter to agency staff, which included that when he was appointed to the position of Medicaid Inspector General, his charge was to take the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General in a new direction, one that would...
by Advize Admin | Jan 6, 2023 | Healthcare, Technology
Need medical treatment this year and want to nail down your out-of-pocket costs before you walk into the doctor’s office? There’s a new tool for that, at least for insured patients. As of Jan. 1, health insurers and employers that offer health plans must provide...
by Advize Admin | Dec 30, 2022 | Healthcare
Despite growing evidence of the harm caused by medical debt, hundreds of U.S. hospitals maintain policies to aggressively pursue patients for unpaid bills, using tactics such as lawsuits, selling patient accounts to debt buyers, and reporting patients to credit rating...
by Advize Admin | Dec 30, 2022 | Advize News
This week I specifically went to Flemington for the Loftus Jiu Jitsu Academy where I had the honor of rolling with two Advize Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belts. Michelle and Eric. BJJ is a sport I originally became interested in after watching UFC and becoming a big...
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