In the post-public health emergency (PHE) era, I have noticed what I think may be a glitch in the computer system at the Centers for
On Aug. 11, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra officially recognized a Public Health Emergency (PHE) in Hawaii due to
Today I want to touch on a type of investigation that affects healthcare providers of all types: U.S. Department of Labor investigations, and specifically those
EDITOR’S NOTE: ICD10monitor Publisher and Talk Ten Tuesdays program host Chuck Buck recently asked longtime national ICD10monitor correspondent Mark Spivey to produce a feature article on
EDITOR’S NOTE: RACmonitor Publisher and Monitor Mondays program host Chuck Buck recently asked longtime national RACmonitor correspondent Mark Spivey to produce a feature article on the
As part of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, or PHE, which officially ended earlier this month, the federal government gave healthcare providers considerable flexibility to
When the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) ended on May 11, many of the waivers that kept external audits in check also vanished. As a
HHS issued a comprehensive fact sheet on what providers can expect. It’s a bit ironic that being mired in a federally declared Public Health Emergency
The Three-Day Rule has returned and it’s causing confusion. When Medicare was enacted in 1965, the “Three-Midnight Rule” came with it via Section 1861(i) of
It’s essential that you and your team prepare now for the inevitability of audits. As the nation forges ahead in the wake of the COVID-19
A few weeks ago, the director of the federal Center for Medicaid and CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) Services noted that “the return of Medicaid
As many as 15 million individuals may be disenrolled from Medicaid this year. The event is “The Medicaid Unwinding.” It starts on April 1. It
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