Peter Cass, Author at Practice Performance Partners

Common Audit Triggers and How To Avoid Them

by Peter Cass | Apr 25, 2023 | Billing, Insurance

Unfortunately, too much of the billing and coding education in healthcare focuses on gaming the system to get the most out of insurers. This has led significant fraud waste and abuse in healthcare. In fact, the Department of Justice estimates it may be as much as $100...

Handling suspected substance abuse in the office

by Peter Cass | Mar 31, 2023 | HR

Recently PCS was contacted by 2 unrelated practices dealing with potential substance abuse issues. Our advice to them could be helpful in general. The first step is to make sure that there is evidence to take additional steps. Doctors/managers should carefully monitor...

Are Your Website and Social Media Platform Communications HIPAA Compliant?

by Peter Cass | Feb 13, 2023 | HIPAA, IT

The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights recently issued updated comments regarding HIPAA-compliant patient communication. Patient communication and protection of health information have been significant areas of attention in the past two...

Update on Mask Requirements in US Healthcare

by Peter Cass | Nov 28, 2022 | Hazard, HR

While most feel the pandemic has subsided, there are still mounting cases of COVID and other SARS-related cases throughout the US. OSHA has eliminated most all COVID-specific regulations, reverting to standard infection control principles that have always been in...

Virtual Assistants – Legal but Beware

by Peter Cass | Nov 24, 2022 | HIPAA, HR, IT, Legislation, Security

Outsourcing certain practice operations is nothing new. Remote billing services have been around for a long time. Novel companies are offering programs where remote individuals, typically outside the US borders, can assist with a variety of practice operations –...