By Kayla Matthews – The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, known more broadly as HIPAA, is a United States law applicable to data security and privacy of health care records and the patients associated with them.
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By Robert Freedman – If you mistakenly submit a single claim that results in a $100 government over reimbursement, you could now be subject to a penalty of over $20,000, according to the lawyers at Mintz Levin.
By Ben Regalado MBA – Payment rates, also known as “reimbursement” (an outdated term if there ever was one), may not be keeping up with the increase in cost of living, but the federal government isn’t so much worried about your revenue as its own.
Adventist Health System, a nonprofit healthcare system, has agreed to pay $115 million to settle allegations the organization maintained improper compensation arrangements with referring physicians and miscoded claims, thereby violating the False Claims Act.