by RMC Inc. | Mar 30, 2021
The words “Hierarchical Condition Categories” or HCCs can conquer up some anxiety for HIM Coding, and Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) professionals, even for Revenue Cycle and Compliance leadership. Add to that, the word “audit” and we now have uneasiness and...
by RMC Inc. | Mar 10, 2021
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report on the concerns surrounding inpatient hospital stays with high levels of severity between 2014-2019. There was a reported 20 % increase found in the DRG (Diagnostic Related Group) severity levels, which are...
by RMC Inc. | Jan 29, 2021
A new OIG (Office of Inspector General) report has been released that is important to review. The title is: CMS and Its Contractors Did Not Use Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Program Data To Identify and Focus on Error-Prone...
by RMC Inc. | Jan 22, 2021
This blog will provide some key points on how you can incorporate the current Office of Inspector General (OIG) items and future items into your organization’s auditing and monitoring functions. Paying attention to what the OIG for Health and Human Services (HHS)...
by RMC Inc. | Aug 28, 2017
As a compliance professional, auditing and monitoring is a key component to an effective compliance program. In the past I used to ask my students which of the Seven Elements of an Effective Compliance Program they felt was the most important (which is my first point,...
