The HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices is one of the many requirements under the general umbrella of HIPAA. In fact, many organizations forget that not only is the Notice of Privacy Practices required, but also is the policy and procedures to support the Notice of Privacy Practices. In this post, we are going to analyze [...]
The audiologist profession is one of the fastest growing professions; however, actual audiology services is a newer area of billing under Federal law. Because of this, there is often confusion for new audiologists starting out and attempting to understand the Federal requirements regarding their services. In this post we will be discussing the basic information [...]
Observation care is a type of care that is commonly offered to patients who present to the emergency department at a hospital and that patient may require a significant period of treatment to determine whether the patient should be formally admitted to the hospital as an inpatient or discharged. The primary concern for patients is [...]
All providers whether it be a hospital, physician, nurse practitioner, physical therapist, or another healthcare professional always have an obligation to refund any overpayments received from Federal healthcare programs. Overpayments in general can occur in various ways. For example, a provider could have provided professional services when their license lapsed. Or, another example could be [...]