Physician-Owned Distributorships (PODs)
An article by the Association for Medical Ethics (AME) focused on the use of PODs by physicians. These business entities have recently come under scrutiny by the Office of Inspector General (OIG). Part B News has reported that the OIG...
COVID-19 Healthcare Merger and Acquisition Activity
A recent article by Rev Cycle Intelligence reviewed healthcare merger and acquisition activity. The COVID-19 pandemic did not halt healthcare merger and acquisition activity in 2020 and could be the catalyst for strategic transactions in the new year. COVID-19 has...
Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Health Care Audit Report
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) 2016-2017 HIPAA Audits Report for selected health care entities and business associates has been released. Not surprising to our firm, the health care entities reviewed failed consistently on some basic HIPAA standards. We believe...
Information Blocking Regulation
The compliance date for the federal government’s information blocking provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act final rule is currently set for April 5, 2021. This multifaceted regulation, released by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology...American Rescue Plan 2021 – Video
Join Mike McLafferty for the Weekly Healthcare Current Event Update. This week we are focusing on the healthcare provisions of the American Rescue Plan.
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA)
I am forwarding a recent article written by EisnerAmper. It provides a good summary overview of the ARPA. This is a historical piece of legislation because of the size of the funding and its implications to individuals and businesses. On...
Automatic Exception for Certain MIPS Eligible Clinicians in 2020
A recent article by RevCycleIntelligence reported that CMS will consider applying an automatic exception to some individual eligible clinicians and group practices. The key to getting the exception is for the clinicians who have not submitted data for at least...
Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM)
A recent Part B News article has highlighted RPM revenue codes provided by CMS. These various codes can become a revenue opportunity for a practice. Providers are taking a cautious jump into a suite of remote monitoring and virtual evaluation...
Mandatory Employee COVID Vaccinations
A recent Part B News article discusses the concerns from the employer’s point of view of making COVID vaccinations mandatory for employees. Our review indicates that at this time, that at a federal and state level no mandatory COVID vaccination...