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Update: CMS Guidelines for Outpatient Orthopedic Prosthetics Procedures
- September 16, 2019
- Posted by: dynafios
- Category: Blog, Healthcare Contract Compliance, Hospital Management, Physician Compliance
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Effective January 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revised guidelines concerning coverage for Total Knee Arthroplasty…
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How to Avoid Non-Compliance with Physician Agreements
- May 23, 2018
- Posted by: Cherie Blehm
- Category: Blog, Healthcare Contract Compliance, Hospital Management, Physician Compliance, Time Tracking Software
Recently we learned that a hospital system based in Cincinnati had agreed to pay the federal government $14.25 million to resolve allegations the system violated the False Claims Act, according to the Department of Justice. This could have been avoided…
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How Medical Time Tracking Reduces Compliance Risk
- May 15, 2018
- Posted by: Cherie Blehm
- Category: Blog, Healthcare Consulting, Healthcare Contract Compliance, Hospital Management, Physician Compliance, Time Tracking Software
Even though Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute have been on the books for some time, many healthcare organizations are still tripping over the details of the complex requirements. Healthcare entities discover potential violations of Stark Law during routine compliance audits without even knowing the violation occurred until it’s too late. The penalties for violating Stark Law can be severe—civil monetary penalties or even jail…
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How to Build a Physician Alignment Strategy
- April 25, 2018
- Posted by: Cherie Blehm
- Category: Blog, Healthcare Consulting, Healthcare Contract Compliance, Healthcare Data Analytics, Physician Alignment, Physician Compliance, Physician Engagement
Most health system executives rank physician alignment as one of the top priorities. With the shift from volume toward value-based reimbursements, a tight collaboration between physicians and systems is a necessity, making physician alignment even more of a top concern. Unfortunately, many healthcare organizations approach physician alignment with outdated strategies and priorities…
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5 Easy Wins to Minimize Physician Contract Compliance Risk
- April 3, 2018
- Posted by: Jeff Eppinette
- Category: Blog, Healthcare Contract Compliance, Physician Compliance
The federal government has continually upped its efforts related to investigating, prosecuting and combating healthcare fraud. This focus has led to increased scrutiny on hospital-physician financial relationships and contracting issues. This interest has sharpened especially with the movement of physician providers into employment, medical directorships or other compensated relationships with local hospitals…
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Join Dynafios at the HCCA 22nd Annual Compliance Institute
- March 29, 2018
- Posted by: Cherie Blehm
- Category: Blog, Healthcare Consulting, Physician Alignment, Physician Compliance
Dynafios is a proud sponsor of the HCCA 22nd Compliance Institute at the ARIA Hotel on April 15-18 in Las Vegas. As experts in healthcare compliance, Dynafios understands the challenges in mitigating risk and ensuring contract compliance. That’s why, we’ll be showcasing TRACE, our physician timekeeping and contract compliance app, our audit/adjudication offerings and other compliance services.
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5 Tips to Ensure Physician Contract Compliance
- February 20, 2018
- Posted by: Cherie Blehm
- Category: Blog, Healthcare Consulting, Physician Compliance, Time Tracking Software
The federal government has continually upped its efforts related to investigating, prosecuting and combating healthcare fraud. This focus has led to increased scrutiny on hospital-physician financial relationships and contracting issues. This interest has sharpened especially with the movement of physician providers into employment, medical directorships or other compensated relationships with local hospitals.
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How Physician Timekeeping Apps Help Compliance with Stark Law
- February 6, 2018
- Posted by: Cherie Blehm
- Category: Blog, Physician Compliance, Time Tracking Software
The Stark Law, named after Congressman Pete Stark, is actually three separate provisions governing physician self-referral for Medicare and Medicaid patients. Physician self-referral is when a physician refers a patient to a medical facility in which s/he has a financial interest. Critics allege an inherent conflict of interest could encourage over-utilization of services and creates a captive referral system, limiting competition.
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Healthcare Consulting for Hospitals
- January 14, 2018
- Posted by: Cherie Blehm
- Category: Blog, Healthcare Consulting, Physician Alignment, Physician Compliance
With the recently passed Healthcare Reform legislation, healthcare providers are becoming more and more financially responsible for the cost, coordination and quality of care provided to patients across the spectrum. As the industry begins to implement value-based purchasing and accountable healthcare delivery systems, hospitals and health systems will need to utilize a variety of both formal and informal physician-hospital relationships to optimize patient care.
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Three Signs Your Healthcare Compliance Program is at Risk
- January 9, 2018
- Posted by: Cherie Blehm
- Category: Blog, Physician Compliance, Time Tracking Software
Today’s healthcare currency is all about time and money. As forward as that sounds, everyone is striving to provide the best care in the least amount of time while accurately capturing compensation for their healthcare compliance program.
