Today, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in conjunction with the Department of Justice (DOJ) released the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control (HCFAC) program annual report for fiscal year (FY) 2012. The following are highlights from the report: MONETARY RESULTS: As a result of current year
January 25, 2013, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) published an updated sample Business Associate Agreement (BAA). The sample agreement reflects changes made to HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Enforcement in the Omnibus rule that was announced on January 17, 2013 and published in the Federal Register on January 25, 2013.
January 17, 2013, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final omnibus rule modifying the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy, security, and enforcement rules and to implement statutory amendments to the Health Information and Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. Some
It is January again which means it is that time of year to update your CPT and HCPCS codes. The AMA publishes hundreds of revisions, additions and deletions to CPT every year. The changes are effective January 1 of each year. Additionally, CMS publishes many changes to the HCPCS codes
On New Year’s Day, Congress passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. While this was mainly a move to stop the automatic tax increases and federal budget cuts effective January 1, 2013, the following changes were also made to the Medicare and Medicaid programs: Overpayments – In the past,
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