CDC Revises Opioid Prescription Guidelines
The CDC is revising their controversial 2016 opioid prescribing guidelines. A draft version was released earlier this month, and public comments are being accepted through April 11, 2022. READ MORE
Avoiding Provider Enrollment Delays
While bringing on new physicians or other clinicians is an important part of building your medical practice, enrolling them with commercial and government payers can be time consuming…and costly. The tedious process leaves plenty of room for error and delay, both of which can mean missed opportunity for payment. As you work through enrolling providers, here are a few tips to ensure a timely and successful process. READ MORE
New Workplace Violence Requirements from The Joint Commission
With violence in emergency departments on the rise, the American College of Emergency Physicians recently contributed to the development of new workplace violence requirements by The Joint Commission that went into effect for hospitals on January 1, 2022. READ MORE
No Surprises Act One Month In
On January 1, 2022, key provisions of the No Surprises Act (NSA) went into effect. At its core, the No Surprises Act seeks to protect patients from surprise bills generated by out-of-network emergency or air ambulance service providers, or other out-of-network (OON) services provided at in-network facilities. Here’s where we are one month in. READ MORE
