Prepare for Electronic Health Record Attestation Audit
Quick Reference Guide Compliance Risks and Hot Topics Prepare for Electronic Health Record Attestation Audit Updated January 12, 2016 Background The HITECH Act of 2009 was first created to promote the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health records and other health information technology by a combination of financial incentives and adjustments. Since that time, […]
Help your patients quit smoking and get reimbursed for doing so.
The Economic Side By Lindy Lady, CPC, CPCO KMA Medical Business Advocacy Manager KMA and the Kentucky Foundation for Medical Care launched “Commit to Quit” a statewide smoking cessation program that helps smokers in Kentucky stop smoking with guidance from their physician. Physicians may be reimbursed for helping Medicare, Medicaid and privately insured patients quit […]
Kentucky Makes Progress on kyhealthnow Goals
Kentucky has made progress in achieving the goals of the kyhealthnow initiative, Lieutenant Governor Crit Luallen said Friday at a Capitol press conference. “Kentucky is finally moving the needle on the most debilitating health challenges,” Luallen said, noting that the overall health status of the state has not improved in 25 years. Luallen touted progress […]
2016 OIG Work Plan Includes Review of ICD-10
One of the big-ticket items the Office of Inspector General (OIG) 2016 Work Plan will focus on is “how well” the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services implemented the 10th version of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) codes into the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The review may include CMS’s and contractors’ assistance and guidance […]
