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05/11/2026
Premiums for medical liability insurance have escalated “for the seventh consecutive year,” according to an AMA report, despite a decline in the number of claims. It may be time for you to reassess your coverage and consider ways to decrease your insurance expenses without losing protection.
05/11/2026
Practices should keep a careful eye on their virtual check-in claims — and heed the codes’ billing timelines — after an OIG audit found millions of dollars in improper payments for the technology-based services.
05/11/2026
Watch for tougher rules aimed at preventing improper coding for remote check-ins (G2010) and virtual check-ins (98016). The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) wants to see changes after an audit revealed millions of dollars in overpayments for these services and online E/M encounters, also known as e-visits (99421-99423). We provide a process chart to check on your claims for G2010 and 98016 services
05/11/2026
Federal regulators continue to signal that delayed patient access to medical records is one of the most visible and enforceable areas of HIPAA compliance.
05/11/2026
A recent AMA report shows that medical liability premiums, which have been rising in recent years, flattened in 2025. Despite that dip, however, physicians in some states still saw a jump in prices in 2025.

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