MedTrainer

JANUARY 26, 2024

Healthcare compliance is the process of following the laws, regulations, and ethical standards that govern the healthcare industry. Denied Claims: Failure to comply with coding and billing regulations can lead to denied claims, delayed reimbursement, or even accusations of fraud. What is Healthcare Compliance?

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MedTrainer

JANUARY 26, 2024

By understanding what is required by role, you can structure training to be the most beneficial, which may mean reducing the number of courses your organization requires.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 28, 2022

38% of respondents said they visit those sites for streaming sporting events, 37% use the sites to download songs and video games that are hard to find, and 36% said they would visit those sites if they offered good discounts on purchases. The risks from bad cybersecurity practices are not just theoretical.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Fraud Schemes in a Telehealth Era: What Healthcare Payers Should Know. What You Should Know: – Report from Codoxo that finds 10-15% of telehealth claims fall outside of approved CMS codes and indicates a high potential for rapidly increasing fraud schemes (and provider coding errors) in a new telehealth era. Report Background.

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Healthcare Law Blog

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Part 521 governing the implementation and operation of effective compliance programs for certain “required providers,” including, now for the first time, Medicaid managed care organizations (MMCOs). [1] New Subpart 521-1: Compliance Programs The adopted regulations represent substantial changes to 18 N.Y.C.R.R.

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MedTrainer

JANUARY 26, 2024

Healthcare compliance is the process of following the laws, regulations, and ethical standards that govern the healthcare industry. It covers various aspects of healthcare regulations and compliance, including fraud and abuse prevention and ethical coding practices. What is Healthcare Compliance? appeared first on MedTrainer.

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MedTrainer

MARCH 14, 2024

Download Now What are Provider Privileges? Whether it’s government regulation or healthcare facility requirements is a matter. Maintaining compliance helps protect against fraud, waste, and abuse. Upon completion and approval, the provider can begin billing for medical services.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 30, 2023

The event provides a tremendous opportunity for learning through HIPAA workforce training sessions and keynote speeches from top government officials and leading industry professionals. Tennant, MA The full schedule for the event can be downloaded here – HIPAA Summit Schedule (PDF).

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Provider Trust

JULY 26, 2022

On June 7, 2022, Theresa Pickering of Norcross, Georgia was indicted by a federal grand jury on federal charges of health care fraud, aggravated identity theft, and distribution of controlled substances. In addition to these allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse, Pickering had a history of fraud.

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Verisys

MARCH 1, 2022

An Office of Inspector General (OIG) search of the List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE) indicates if the licensee is excluded from participating in government-funded programs. Government and Non-Government Sources. State licensing boards verify practitioner license type and status. National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB).

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The review of those files revealed they contained information such as names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, government-issued ID numbers, financial information, medical information, and health insurance information. Notification letters started to be sent to affected individuals on November 18, 2022.

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MedTrainer

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

And like any healthcare professional, HHAs must adhere to the compliance standards that govern quality care. HHAs are trained to make positive differences for people dealing with disabilities or chronic conditions.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Simply open a mobile app and download the report to your smartphone. Confidentiality Laws and regulations govern the confidentiality of medical data. Medical records remain a desirable target for cybercriminals as they can be used for fraud or ransom demands. However, the best solution is to install new equipment.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Simply open a mobile app and download the report to your smartphone. Confidentiality Laws and regulations govern the confidentiality of medical data. Medical records remain a desirable target for cybercriminals as they can be used for fraud or ransom demands. However, the best solution is to install new equipment.

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Health Care Law Brief

APRIL 11, 2022

Adherence is often tracked and confirmed by those that provide the incentive payment through digital health technologies—including apps that can be downloaded to the patient’s smart phone or that are already downloaded to a smart phone provided to the patient as part of a CM program. The OIG highlighted four specific reasons.

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

Does your organization have materials for patient education and risks of identity theft and medical fraud? Are there internal office policies regarding no downloading from unknown web pages? Yes, there are patients that will use someone else’s medical card for services. Are they reporting risks to management?

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MedTrainer

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In the United States, there are several compliance frameworks and entities that govern requirements for the healthcare industry. Each governing body oversees a different aspect of regulatory compliance. To understand which compliance frameworks govern which requirements, we need to break it down entity by entity.

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

Does your organization have materials for patient education and risks of identity theft and medical fraud? Are there internal office policies regarding no downloading from unknown web pages? Yes, there are patients that will use someone else’s medical card for services. Are they reporting risks to management?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In health systems relying on insurance, these include budget and enrollment model forecasting, fraud detection, and waste reduction. They can also proactively identify fraud, waste and abuse within telehealth programs using machine learning models trained to detect financial and transactional anomalies. In the U.S.,

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Georgia nurse practitioner convicted of health care fraud in complex telemedicine fraud scheme. Digital vaccine cards now available for download in Nevada. Governor Hochul Announces Additional Support from Federal Government to Provide Military Medical Teams to Upstate Hospitals. Nevada among 9 states across U.S.

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