Health Care Services Blog

Is a home health care aide considered an employee or an independent contractor? The IRS and the Department of Labor makes a big distinction between the two. To follow is an employee/independent contractor test to help with labor and tax law complianc…

Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) has just released the results of its 2017 Regulatory Burden Survey. Get the highpoints of the survey.

Despite being encountered by most all of us routinely, its distinctiveness as a business is not understood by many. Greater understanding is critical as National Health Expenditure (“NHE”) approaches some 18% of GDP.

Telehealth services are being offered as an alternative to face-to-face encounters by many physicians across the country. Telehealth is a great way for providers to connect with patients who may not have physical access the care they need.

In 2016, there were a number of updates and respective releases made by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in terms of HIPAA Security. Why are these updates important?

Federal judges recently blocked the mergers of Aetna-Humana and Anthem-Cigna. What would the consolidation have provided these large insurance companies?

Reimbursements collected directly from patients are increasing in size and value, and as opposed to Medicare or insurance companies, are comparatively difficult to collect, resulting in the erosion of bottom lines across the industry.

It’s time for new 2017 CPT® code updates. Moderate sedation is no longer included in any procedures, telemedicine codes have been added, the surgery section has the largest number of code changes and there are new codes for dialysis circuits.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule. 2017 will be the first year for Merit-Based Incentives Payment System. CMS finalized a data collection strategy to reduce the reporting burden.