Our government is hurting for money…of course when does it not want more money. Remember at the height of the real estate bubble? Local governments wanted to raise property taxes to get them “more inline with their market value.” Then the real estate market tanked, and took the economy with it. Now local governments want [...]
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Continue ReadingWhistleblower or Auditor…which is scarier? In the news right now is the release by WikiLeaks of all sorts of classified government documents. How did WikiLeaks get all of this information? It appears an Army Private who was an Intelligence Specialist made copies of this information and is handing it over to WikiLeaks. Why would he [...]
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Continue ReadingIsn’t it exciting when the government finally explains rules they set forth ? Isn’t it great when the government clearly and concisely details for all to understand the hoops that must be jumped through in order to receive money promised? I speak of course about the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act [...]
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Continue ReadingAh the joy of our new health care rules. When the government isn’t reducing reimbursement rates, threatening to take back money already paid to you (via a RAC audit) or hanging huge fine threats over your head if you don’t follow privacy rules (HIPAA)…they sneak in a nifty little (additional) paperwork pothole. With the passage [...]
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Continue ReadingA recent national survey* of Hospital Compliance Officers shows concrete data confirming what we see every day in private practices. Compliance with HIPAA is miserably low. Some survey numbers are below, but first some clarity. This survey was of hospitals. More specifically, large organizations that have lots of money to pay people, like Hospital Compliance [...]
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