Monthly Archives: December 2021
The On-Again, Off-Again Vax Mandate
If those of us in healthcare are having a tough time keeping straight whether the mandates are on or off, imagine the rest of the country! As of this writing, they are on. Kind of. Feel free to read through … Read Full Post
Risk Adjustment & the Specialty Provider – Part 3
Welcome back to our last installment of this three-part series on specialty providers and risk adjusted payments. Part 2 of this blog series focused on the substance of consultation notes, while today, we evaluate our topic from the perspective of staff … Read Full Post
Make 2022 YOUR Year: Set Goals to Tackle Billing No-Nos
Earlier this year, we wrote a series of eight blogs, each highlighting a mistake that medical practice owners and administrators make, and as we wrap up the second weirdest year in our recent history, we thought we’d revisit them and … Read Full Post
Risk Adjustment & the Specialty Provider – Part 2
In Part 1 of this blog, we reviewed the role of specialty providers in risk adjusted payments and their diagnoses of conditions that may fall under the CMS-HCC model. In this installment, we’ll evaluate the substance of those consultation notes. … Read Full Post
Risk Adjustment & the Specialty Provider – Part 1
Without a doubt, risk adjusted payments are geared to primary care providers (PCPs) and form the basis of Medicare Advantage plan payments and usually those of PCPs, whether directly (as in funding) or via surpluses or bonus payments. The same … Read Full Post
Status Update on OSHA Vaccine ETS
Once again, our friends at Fisher & Phillips provide an excellent summary of the goings-on this past week regarding the OSHA ETS. In a nutshell: limbo…. And not the dance either 😉 Two big reminders, though, to ease your anxiety: … Read Full Post
It’s Influenza Vaccination Week
COVID may have usurped the national spotlight for two straight years, but let’s not forget the large number of influenza cases we have every year. Although the CDC recommends flu vaccine administrations in September or October, this week is National … Read Full Post
Court Blocks Healthcare Vaccine Mandate Across the Nation – Now What?
No doubt you’ve seen a headline or two, announcing that the vaccine mandate for healthcare workers is on hold, but you may not understand the reasons for the delay or how to proceed during this waiting game. Fortunately, our friends … Read Full Post