Tag: Compliance
Planning to Test for COVID?
You’ll Need a CLIA Waiver or Certification.
The fast-spreading omicron variant has pumped up demand for COVID-19 testing, and that means physician offices need to make sure they have obtained the correct waiver or certification from the U.S. government to administer those tests.
Coding and Billing Compliantly for APPs, MGMA
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CMS Web-Based Learning
Have you and your staff completed your Annual Fraud, Waste and Abuse (FWA) training for 2021 as outlined in the 2021 Medicare Compliance Program Guidelines Attestation for Downstream Entities?
- Fraud, Waste and Abuse (“FWA”) Training
Fraud, Waste and Abuse Training was provided in 2021 to all of our employees, contractors and downstream entities who are assigned to work on Medicare business. This occurred initially during the orientation period and annually thereafter. Records of Fraud, Waste and Abuse Training completion are maintained for at least 10 years
CMS has recently revised their Multimedia Web-based Training.
And it’s free
VENDOR POLL
Please help POET, help your office.
Please take a moment to respond (comment) to the below questions.
- What vendor are you using for after hour calls?
- Does that vendor triage?
OSHA ETS
Original Message:
Sent: 06-14-2021 14:56
From: Drew Voytal
Subject: OSHA announces new COVID-19 temporary emergency standard for healthcare settings
Good afternoon MGMA members,
Last week, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a COVID-19 emergency temporary standard (ETS) with implications for health care employers. The landing page for the ETS can be found here and the fact sheet can be found here. Once the rule is published in the Federal Register, the compliance deadline for most provisions is within 14 days and within 30 days for the rest.
Some of the requirements in the ETS include:
- developing a “COVID-19 plan” that includes a workplace-specific hazard assessment
- cleaning and disinfection guidelines
- health screening and medical management protocols, and
- physical distance and physical barrier guidelines.
For the full list of requirements under the ETS, see the rule. Certain requirements are waived if workers are vaccinated and are in well-defined areas where there is no reasonable expectation that a person with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 will be present. For more information, see the FAQ.
Thanks,
Emergency Temporary Standards
FINALLY! a flow chart that helps make since of some of this.
2021 Hurricane Season Predicted to be a busy one.
Forecast for 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Predict 4 Major Hurricanes.
ARE YOU PREPARED?
Sam.gov
You may have noticed Sam.gov has changed.
POET has been working to find an easy way for you to check for exclusion.
We haven’t given up just yet.
But for those of you that need a process in order to stay on your monthly schedule, follow the link below.
We understand this is a very redundant process.
However, every person in your employment has to be checked on all 3 government websites monthly.
Office of the Inspector General TX Health and Human Services
Information blocking requirements now in effect: Is your practice in compliance?
Hear what you need to do to comply with new information blocking regulations firsthand from the Biden Administration’s top health technology official, Micky Tripathi, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. MGMA will host an information blocking webinar to review the regulations along with a live Q&A on June 17 at 1PM. Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Anders Gilberg will host this interactive session with Dr. Tripathi to help medical groups comply with ONC’s information blocking requirements that went into effect in April. Reserve your spot today.
POET has registered for this webinar. If you are interested in joining us to watch, please call to reserve a spot.
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