Regulatory Compliance
04/02/2071
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which was declared a national emergency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is implementing a new diagnosis code U07.1 (COVID-19) into the ICD-10-CM code set.
04/02/2071
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which was declared a national emergency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) is implementing a new diagnosis code U07.1 (COVID-19) into the ICD-10-CM code set.
03/27/2025
It’s not clear how the new leadership in Washington will address home health payments for 2026, but the annual pitch to Congress from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is again calling for a 7% cut to the base payment rate.
03/27/2025
Agencies should always ensure that they are coding based off of diagnoses confirmed by the patient’s provider.
03/20/2025
Highlight the importance of medication adherence, including updating patients’ medication lists whenever changes occur, to prevent common survey deficiencies while improving your agency’s star ratings and publicly reported quality measures.
03/20/2025
Regulated entities are expected to establish a facility security plan to protect its facilities and equipment from unauthorized physical access, tampering and theft.
03/13/2025
One of the key factors in face-to-face encounter compliance comes down to the origin of the referral — mainly whether it's an acute setting or a community provider.
02/27/2025
Agencies must develop and fully implement Fraud and Abuse Compliance policies to foster a culture of compliance within their companies.
02/27/2025
Providers need to build processes to make sure patient records are provided within the required time frames and without delays.
02/20/2025
Proactively do an internal audit of your I-9 records for staff as federal officials promise to crack down on illegal immigration.

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