Monthly Archives: February 2022

DOL Violations Go Beyond Wage & Hour Issues

Many of the US Department of Labor enforcement actions and penalties have to do with Wage & Hour violations, which inspired our 2021 blog series on various related topics.  Recently, we noticed a few other violations prompting action from the … Read Full Post

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Medicare beneficiaries will be able to access free at-home COVID-19 tests

The federal government announced that sometime in early spring, Medicare beneficiaries with Part B coverage and Medicare advantage members will be able to receive up to eight over-the-counter COVID-19 tests per month for free.  The OTC tests must be FDA-approved … Read Full Post

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Substance-induced Disorders may be Incorrectly Supported

From time to time, we run into risk adjusted conditions that are “newly discovered” by coders without fully applying the diagnostic criteria.  Those conditions are then suggested to providers, who may not be up on the requirements for the condition … Read Full Post

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