By JoNel Aleccia As a deadly heat wave scorched the Pacific Northwest last month, overwhelming hospital emergency rooms in a region unaccustomed to triple-digit temperatures, doctors resorted to a grim but practical tool to save lives: human body bags filled with ice and water. Officials at hospitals in Seattle and Renton, Washington, said that as more…
“Providers who may be reluctant to submit a claim for a higher level code, may in fact be taking an overly conservative approach, and submitting claims with a much lower code. “ Recently, former US Attorney for the Southern District of New York and Director of the FBI, James Comey, made some comments relative to compliance,…