Do Any of Your Medicare Patients Meet the Newly Approved Lung Cancer Screening Requirements With Low Dose Computed Tomography (LDCT)?

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States and third in overall cancer incidence according to 2013 National Cancer Institute statistics. Fortunately, newly approved preventive…

Are You Familiar With the New CMS Payment Model?

The new CMS payment model ties reimbursement to value instead of volume. The focus is on developing a payment method based on quality and improvement of the delivery of care.…

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CMS Just Announced New Provider Enrollment Provisions

As of December 3, 2014, new safeguards have been added to the CMS provider enrollment policies. CMS continues to focus on prevention of Medicare fraud, waste and abuse as part…

Are You Billing for Home Care Visits?

Physician home visits are under scrutiny by CMS for any possible fraud. In 2012, Medicare paid home care service providers about $236 million. As the population of Medicare age recipients…

Have You Reviewed the OIG 2015 Workplan?

The 2015 Workplan of the Office of the Inspector General highlights important areas for providers including medical necessity of services billed, payment review, exclusions, and incentive payments. Determination of the…

What Should You Do After Discovering a Billing Error?

Just correct the problem and you will be compliant? No, but this is the first step in the right direction. According to the HHS in “A Roadmap for New Physicians…

Top 10 Reasons to Have a Compliance Program

10 I want to know about a violation of law in my practice before the government and the world know about it. In a world with information readily available at…

Compliance Check Up for Physicians

Summary and comments on recent article from www.physicianspractice.com. With the Affordable Care Act you are now required to implement a formal compliance program. If you want to participate in Medicare/Medicaid,…

Testimonials

Kris Jones-Bartley, CPCPresident,
Healthcare Management System
The First Healthcare Compliance solution allows our business and our clients to save time and money, and mitigate compliance risks. I highly recommend it to other healthcare billing companies.
Anne Elkin, EsquirePractice Manager, Boothwyn Medical Associates
The solution has been a great help to our practice. We can now organize all our compliance data in one place.
R.K. Conell, Practice ManagerAlexiou Hearing and Sinus Center, PLC and Harrisonburg Dermatology, PLC, Harrisonburg, VA
The First Healthcare Compliance solution has everything you need to get started. It helps a practice become compliant on a very timely basis. Without this, it would have been a very extensive and intensive process.
Robert Henry, PA-C, CEOAmbient Care, Seaford, DE
In an era of ever changing regulations, First Healthcare Compliance has given us the tools to seamlessly and efficiently stay on top of our compliance requirements. This allows us more time to focus on patient care and other aspects of practice management.
Neil S. Kalin, MDKalin Eye Associates, Newark, DE
I’d been searching for a compliance plan for many years. The First Healthcare Compliance solution is cost-effective and efficient. All of the compliance materials are in one place.
Paul Smiley, NHAAdministrator, Gilpin Hall
The First Healthcare Compliance solution offers a simple and effective centralized system to access and assemble our compliance data with minimal effort and maximum return. I highly recommend it!
Dr. Marc D. Grobman, DO FACPInternal Medicine & Primary Care, Wilmington, DE
Using this solution, I am confident that I am meeting the guidelines or that I can seek help for areas in which I cannot perform the requirements on my own.
Mary Ann Tyler, Practice AdministratorSinclair Retina Associates, PC, Media, PA
Compliance in all areas always seemed to take a back seat to day to day operations. First Healthcare Compliance has developed a solution that easily brings any size office into compliance. It gives me peace of mind.

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