CMS reporting scores of Good Faith Estimate complaints under No Surprises Act
By J’NON GRIFFIN RN, MHA, HCS-D, HCS-H, HCS-C, HCS-O, COS-C Sr.
New ICD-10 codes – including Z codes for reporting SDoH - take effect Oct. 1
By J’NON GRIFFIN RN, MHA, HCS-D, HCS-H, HCS-C, HCS-O, COS-C Sr.
Negotiating fair market value for clinical services under a DCO agreement
Most of us are familiar with the role fair market value plays in real estate, certain insurance payouts, and other business transactions.
SAMHSA updates Language Access Plan as part of healthcare equity initiative
SAMHSA updates Language Access Plan as part of healthcare equity initiative By J’NON GRIFFIN RN, MHA, HCS-D, HCS-H, HCS-C, HCS-O, COS-C Sr.
10 reasons to schedule a full compliance risk assessment – including some surprising benefits
A compliance assessment targets primary diagnoses rejected under Medicare Advantage plans serving behavioral healthcare recipients and highlights where and how clinicians may be struggling with new E/M guidelines or capturing total time.
6 Steps to Ensure ICD-10 and CPT Accuracy
The interdependent impact of clinical documentation on both ICD-10 and CPT coding is increasingly apparent in the complex behavioral health field, where attention to detail elevates the standard of care…
CMS wants provider action as CHOPD payments end
The fallout from last winter’s ransomware attack on Change Healthcare has proved to be costly and disruptive, resulting in months of ongoing problems in the wake of one of the…
[Weekly Compliance Report] How to set up internal auditing for success
From external benchmarking to internal incident tracking, myriad pieces go into the development of a healthcare organization’s monitoring, auditing, and internal reporting systems – and it’s easy to make a…