The staff of Community Hospital Anderson in Anderson, Indiana, knows a thing or two about prioritization. Not having a separate department dedicated to revenue integrity, their staff balances their revenue cycle roles with their revenue integrity-specific projects.
A case manager and social worker from Florida were recently arrested for billing Medicaid for $160,000 in fraudulent charges, according to the OrlandoSentinel. The pilfering pair were engaged to be married.
In a year of uncertainty, the healthcare industry can rely on one thing: OCR is taking HIPAA enforcement seriously. As of July 1, OCR has collected more than $17 million in monetary settlements from nine organizations.
Q: I am the coding manager for our inpatient coding department. I am wondering if I should create an audit plan to monitor new coders or difficult diagnosis. If so, is there anything specific I should consider when trying to implement a plan
Anthem, Inc., an Indianapolis-based insurer, agreed to pay a record-setting $115 million to settle a class action lawsuit filed over a 2015 breach that affected 78.8 million individuals, Bloomberg
