by Advize Admin | Feb 25, 2022 | Healthcare
A congressional effort to fix the nation’s deteriorating mail service may come at the expense of an even bigger and more complicated problem: Medicare solvency. The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 would help shore up post office finances by ending the...
by Advize Admin | Feb 11, 2022 | FWA
A Texas consulting company that arranges spine surgery and other medical care for people injured in car crashes has come under scrutiny in a widening federal bribery investigation. Meg Health Care, run by Dallas personal injury attorney Manuel Green and his wife,...
by Advize Admin | Feb 4, 2022 | Healthcare Facepalm
Jamie Taylor received two letters from the Missouri Department of Social Services Family Support Division that began, “Good news,” before stating that she was denied Medicaid coverage. Her income exceeded the state’s limits for the federal-state public health...
by Advize Admin | Feb 19, 2021 | Healthcare
For people who’ve been without health insurance during the pandemic, relief is in sight. In January, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to open up the federal health insurance marketplace for three months as of Monday so uninsured people can...
by Advize Admin | Feb 13, 2018 | Community, Payers
Yesterday, President Donald Trump presented his $4.4 trillion FY19 budget proposal – and it looks like the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is going to have to tighten its fiscal belt. Trump’s proposed budget demonstrates a 21% decrease from HHS’...
by Advize Admin | Oct 12, 2016 | Events, Healthcare
AFCEA Bethesda Chapter’s Health IT Day is an annual gathering that operates as a nexus of information exchange for Health Information Technology and Cyber Security Professionals. CXO level executives from federal and civilian initiatives gather to discuss healthcare...
by Advize Admin | Jul 29, 2016 | Healthcare
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...
by Advize Admin | Jul 26, 2016 | FWA, Medical Record Auditing
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...
by Advize Admin | Jan 13, 2016 | FWA
Recently, the U.S. Government has been undertaking regulatory activities to drive down healthcare costs and improve patient outcomes. It is crucial to keep an eye on published regulations. One of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) key goals is to...
by Advize Admin | Sep 28, 2015 | Compliance, Healthcare
In May 2014, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) published a proposed rule updating its regulations. The proposed rule will authorize civil monetary penalties for “failure to report and return a known overpayment,” among...
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