We currently have both Part-Time and Full-Time opportunities available for Clinical Appeals/CCS Nurses. We are seeking candidates that have experience in BOTH appeals letter writing and DRG Validation. These fully remote positions are well-compensated opportunities for the rare individuals out there who combine multiple credentials and experiences to act as true experts. We are looking…
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(Reuters) – Five U.S. states on Thursday filed lawsuits accusing Purdue Pharma LP of illegally marketing and selling opioids, escalating the wave of litigation over a nationwide abuse epidemic. Read The REST of the Story at the link below: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-opioids-purdue-pharma/five-more-u-s-states-sue-oxycontin-maker-purdue-pharma-over-opioid-epidemic-idUSKCN1SM1SV?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews
Trust takes years to build, seconds to break, and forever to repair. Read ‘The Rest of The Story…at the link below, please! https://microwize.com/can-we-offshore-medical-billing-and-staying-hipaa-complaint/?fbclid=IwAR3Cfxh_wzV7K5rKk0EFUai17FLVkovHmqtanP4j3-QaeRLFziPw8IDSOpo
United States Files False Claims Act Complaint Against Arriva Medical, LLC, Alere, Inc., And Consultant NASHVILLE, Tenn. – May 14, 2019 – The United States has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act against Arriva Medical, LLC (“Arriva”), its parent Alere, Inc. (“Alere”), and Ted Albin, of Stuart, Florida, a reimbursement consultant for Arriva and Alere,…
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A Chicago health care organization is finding a new way to cut down on the time their physicians spend hunting and pecking in the EHR. For ‘The REST of the Story’, follow the link below: https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/sustainability/clinics-use-team-care-cut-time-doctors-spend-clerical-tasks
Each new denial is essentially a revenue leak. Even when claims are recovered, the costs associated with that recovery must be subtracted from patient revenue. Recent data put that recovery cost at roughly $118 per denial. Factor in the lost revenue from your unrecovered claims and it’s clear why denials are a painful financial drain…
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Two employees at UMC Physicians in Lubbock, Texas, were forwarding emails to an unsecured Google mail account after they established a Google shared drive to track follow-up tasks. Find ‘The REST of the Story’ at the link below: https://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/use-of-unsecure-email-account-causes-breach-at-umc-physicians
In February, Southeastern Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence fell victim to a ransomware attack. The investigation could not rule out access to the 25,148 patient records. Find the ‘rest of the story’ at the link below… https://healthitsecurity.com/news/ransomware-attack-on-connecticut-provider-impacts-25148-patients
Providers, health plans and their business associates reported 44 data breaches to the federal government last month. That’s the highest number of healthcare breaches reported in a single month since HHS’ Office for Civil Rights began maintaining its online database of healthcare breaches in 2010, surpassing the previous record—exactly one year ago, April 2018—when healthcare…
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JOB OPPORTUNITY!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ —-ON SITE in either Pensacola, FL. or Panama City, FL.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Island Doctors still has HCC coding positions open in Pensacola FL and Panama City FL. This is a great opportunity for CPC-A …but you MUST have credentials to be considered.~~~ Email resume to the supervisor tara@islanddoctors.com Two “d” in the email.~~~ The job…
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In Memory of Pam Kulczar, JFAMC Founder
