Yesterday the Department of Health and Human Services announced a proposed rule that would delay the implementation of the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition, diagnosis and procedure code (ICD-10) from October 1, 2013 to October 1, 2014. The proposed rule is in response to providers’ concerns about meeting HHS’ compliance deadline for Version 5010
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Most healthcare providers are aware of the need to comply with the Occupational Health And Safety Act (OSHA) to assure, so far as possible, safe and healthful working conditions for their office staff. Here is a quick checklist of the annual OSHA requirement: You have patients in the waiting room, two patients in exam rooms, your receptionists has a question for you, and right as your cell phone goes off, your assistant is asking you about a prescription. And when the sun sets, you are returning calls to patients and colleagues. OSHA compliance may not be at the On September 8, 2011, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued its first directive on Enforcement Procedures for Investigating or Inspecting Workplace Violence Incidents. The directive provides guidelines and general policies and procedures that apply when OSHA investigators conduct an inspection under a national, regional or local emphasis program or in response to incidents of More than a decade ago the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued Compliance Program Guidelines for Individual And Small Group Physician Practices, which are a set of voluntary guidelines for a small group physician practice or an individual practitioner. Nowadays, when federal and state governments are increasingly interested in cutting fraud, waste and abuse |
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