Inspector General Daniel Levinson outlined important compliance issues for health care providers before the Health Care Compliance Association April 30. His keynote speech is now posted in video, audio and transcript form on the OIG website.''I'm pleased to share with you that we're doing better for our taxpayers, and I think for the healthcare ...

The proposed rule to delay the compliance date for ICD-10 from Oct. 1, 2013 to Oct. 1, 2014 is posted to the Federal Register, and there is only 1 week left in the 30-day comment period. When proposing the delay to ICD-10, HHS took into consideration feedback that some provider groups have concerns about their ability to meet the Oct. 1, 2013 ...

(Editor's Note: This blog posted by Jill Hoffman originally appeared on Executive Insight.)  The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) has submitted a letter this week to Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius regarding her recent announcement that HHS will initiate a process to postpone the ...

At the ICD-9-CM Coordination & Maintenance Committee Meeting  on Sept. 15, 2010, it was announced the committee had finalized the decision to implement a partial freeze for both ICD-9-CM codes and ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes prior to implementation of ICD-10 on Oct. 1, 2013. There was considerable support for this partial freeze. The ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will host a follow-up national provider conference call on ''ICD-10 Implementation in a 5010 Environment.'' Subject matter experts will review basic information on both ICD-10 and 5010 and explain how they are interrelated. A question and answer session will follow the ...

According to AHA News Now, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the first ''medical necessity review'' audits for Medicare's permanent recovery audit contractor (RAC) program last week. The newly approved audits include 18 types of inpatient hospital claims and one type of durable medical equipment claim, ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released MLN Matters Special Edition Article #SE1019 to provide updated information about the implementation of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition, Clinical Modification and Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-CM/ICD-10-PCS) code. The first ICD-10-related ...

The American Hospital Association (AHA) has just released the results from its 2010 first quarter RACTrac survey, a free, web-based survey designed in response to a lack of data and information provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the impact of the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program on America's ...

The Association of Health Information Outsourcing Services (AHIOS) gathered for its annual Spring meeting in New Orleans back in March. Joining the AHIOS members at the meeting were healthcare industry expert, Dr. Deborah Peel of Patient Privacy Rights and an expert from a Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) vendor. Both presenters emphasized the ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted on its website 11 new frequently asked questions (FAQ) about the ICD-10 Implementation. To access these FAQs, please visit the CMS ICD-10 web page, select the Medicare Fee-for-Service Provider Resources link on the left side of the page, scroll down the page to the ...