Excluded Persons = Big Dollars! By Chuck Humphrey, B.A., EMT-B, CAC, CADS* One Person, $371K! The healthcare compliance landscape is littered with all kinds of seemingly small incidents that turn into embarrassing big paybacks and public relations nightmares. Such was recently the case when a large hospital system in California agreed to pay $371,000 in […]
Of Revalidations- Part II- Why So Much Personal Information? Here we go again… In this second part of our two-part series talking about the revalidation process, we focus on one of the biggest questions we receive here in our billing office… “Why do I have to provide my personal information? Let’s dig in and try […]
Why so much personal information? Congratulations! So you say you’ve just been elected to the Board of Directors or you’ve become an Officer or both for your local EMS Agency. Congratulations! We applaud your willingness to step up to lend your wisdom and leadership capabilities to make a difference in the lives of those in […]
Who’s the New Guy? Really? The new hire… Staffing is tight. You just worked an extra 16 hours this week to fill the holes in the schedule which looks like swiss cheese on paper. In walks someone new that you never met. He (or she) sticks out his hand, shakes firmly and proceeds to explain […]
