The Compliance Insider 

After arriving back to my office from attending a conference planning meeting with the American Association of Orthopaedic Executives (AAOE), at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville. As a member of the Industry... Read More

In the event of a disaster natural or otherwise difficult decisions may need to be made without hesitation. One such decision may be whether you should evacuate or "shelter in place." An example of when it may... Read More

Facebook Last year, Facebook announced they have 2.01 billion monthly users. The daily percentage of users is less but is still an impressive 1.32 billion users that are actively using Facebook daily. What... Read More

Social media usage is commonplace in our day-to-day lives and most of us use various types of social media platforms. Social Media is fun and convenient providing quick access to and posting information, ideas,... Read More

It turns out, the change from Advancing Care Information to Promoting Interoperability is part of something much bigger. So much bigger, that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announcement said... Read More

In 2017, most healthcare organizations were very familiar with the Advancing Care Information (ACI) category under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). And we became very familiar with the ACI acronym.... Read More

Ah, Independence Day. An annual holiday that provides an opportunity for us to have a day off work, to attend a morning parade, participate in a 5k, or other events. From there, we may get together with family... Read More

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) just issued a Request for Information seeking recommendations and input from the public on how to address any undue impact and burden of the physician self-referral... Read More

Ah, summer! The weather is nice; the kids are out of school, and many of us take a much-needed vacation. For employers and employees, there are potential obstacles to overcome, but these obstacles offer... Read More

New Medicare cards are currently being sent to people with Medicare who live in the following states: Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and... Read More