Cindy Groux, CHBME/Board Member at HBMA and CEO, President and Owner of Health Care Practice Management, will address new CPT codes for 2021 to include prolonged services and clinical staff services, documentation changes to reduce the administrative burden, decreased needs for audits and how to promote coding consistency, and new rules for time billing.
Big Data & False Claims Act Risk Due to COVID-19
Stephen Bittinger, partner with K&L Gates in the firm’s Charleston office and a member of the health care/FDA practice group, is presenting with us on the brief history of use of big data in investigating and proving False Claims Act liability. He will offer an explanation of the government agencies and contractors involved in gathering health care data for investigation of fraud and abuse. We will look into the increased risk of fraud investigations due to regulatory changes implemented in response to COVID-19, and give practical ways to use data to reduce risk of investigation and liability.
Securing Your Data Analytics Program
Presented by Feisal Nanji, CEO and Executive Director at Techumen LLC. We are moving to a Data-based quality care where vast amounts of data move at high speeds with little to no governance of the data. This presentation will discuss key controls for data analytics, identify potential threats, and balancing risks versus rewards.
Healthcare’s Enterprise Cyber Risk Management Imperative
Catherine Short converses with Bob Chaput, Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board of Clearwater, a provider of healthcare compliance and cyber risk management software and consulting services, on the topic of “Healthcare’s Enterprise Cyber Risk Management Imperative.” Healthcare organizations continue to see escalating numbers of cyberattacks. It is no longer a matter of if your organization will be targeted, but when. What is at stake? Everything.
Payor Disputes and Audits: Observations & Strategies
Catherine Short speaks with Courtney Tito, Esq., Member of the Health Law group at McDonald Hopkins, LLC in its West Palm Beach office about “Payor Disputes and Audits: Observations & Strategies.” Our discussion will help listeners better understand the payor audit process and prepare the organization to respond. We will talk about the payor audit process from the government perspective and compare and contrast typical government audits with typical commercial audits. Finally, we will identify some best practices that providers can implement now to prepare for payor audits.
New HHS Rules, PHI, and Health Apps in the Age of COVID-19
Catherine Short converses with Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA, principal with Rachel V. Rose – Attorney at Law, P.L.L.C., Houston, TX, on the topic of “New HHS Rules, PHI, and…
Hardware Hacking: The Overlooked CyberCrime. Is Your Data Safe?
Catherine Short speaks with John Shegerian Cofounder and Executive Chairman of ERI the largest fully integrated IT and electronics asset disposition provider and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company in the United…
Q&A: MIPS Reporting – The Importance of Selecting the Right Reporting Methodology
Sarah Reiter, MIPS expert, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships with Health eFilings presented the webinar “How to Manage the Challenges of MIPS Reporting” recently and a recording can now be…
Are you trying to prevent medical identity theft?
Medical identity theft continues to be major problem in the US with approximately 2.32 million adults or close family members falling victim in 2014. According to the Fifth Annual Study…
Protecting Your Practice is Smart Business
Doctors playing defense The government cites defensive medicine as a factor in the escalation of health care costs. However, a recent study indicates that 73% of physicians engage in some…
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