This judicial term, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has agreed to hear two joint cases regarding the standard of scienter (“intent or knowledge of wrongdoing”) in legal situations pertaining to the False Claims Act (FCA).
With 44,200 healthcare jobs added in February, healthcare employment now matches pre-pandemic levels according to a recent report from Altarum, a nonprofit, healthcare-focused research and...Read More »
Outpatient visits are being billed at a higher level of complexity than they were in the past, according to a recent study conducted by the Peterson-...Read More »
by Laurie Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCDS-O, CDIP, CRC
The beginning of March brought us the release of the first quarter 2023 Coding Clinic. This release is short (only 39 pages) and brought forth little in surprises. That is a good thing!
Shorter primary care visit time is associated with some inappropriate prescribing decisions, according to a new research article published by JAMA Health Forum. For each additional minute of a primary...Read More »
