Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance checklist
A Sarbanes-Oxley compliance checklist turns the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) into the controls, tests and sign-offs a public company works through and shows its auditors. SOX is the US federal law passed in 2002 after the accounting scandals at Enron and WorldCom. It applies to companies that file periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission […]
HCPCS Code V2513: Contact lens, gas permeable, extended wear, per lens
HCPCS Code V2513: Official descriptor and code definition HCPCS Code V2513 sits in the V2500-V2599 contact lens series of HCPCS Level II, which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintains. The official descriptor reads: Contact lens, gas permeable, extended wear, per lens. The CMS short descriptor is “Contact lens extended wear”. Two words […]
CPT code 64628: Basivertebral nerve ablation billing guide
CPT code 64628: quick reference CPT code 64628 reports radiofrequency ablation of the basivertebral nerve in the first two lumbar or sacral vertebral bodies, with all imaging guidance included. It sits in the nervous system surgery section of the AMA code set, among the codes for destruction of nerves by neurolytic agents. The table below […]
HIPAA notice of privacy practices
A HIPAA notice of privacy practices tells patients how a covered healthcare provider uses, discloses, and safeguards their protected health information (PHI). It also lists patients’ rights over their records and your practice’s legal duties under the HIPAA Privacy Rule. You hand it over at the first visit, post it in your office and on […]
HCPCS Code V2215: Lenticular myodisc bifocal lens billing guide
HCPCS Code V2215: Official descriptor and status HCPCS Code V2215 is the Level II code for one lenticular (myodisc) bifocal spectacle lens, billed per lens. Its official descriptor reads Lenticular (myodisc), per lens, bifocal. The code is active and valid for 2026. Its descriptor and category have not changed since it was added to the […]
Free HIPAA release form – Massachusetts
A HIPAA release form in Massachusetts is a signed authorization to disclose a patient’s protected health information (PHI). It names who may receive the records, what they cover, and when the permission ends. Two bodies of law govern it. Federal HIPAA sets the baseline at 45 CFR 164.508, and M.G.L. c. 111 § 70E adds […]
WIC referral form
A WIC referral form is the document a licensed provider signs to certify that a patient meets the nutritional risk criteria for WIC. The program is the USDA’s supplemental nutrition benefit for pregnant and postpartum women, infants, and children under five. Your signature turns a clinical finding into an enrollment file. The form therefore needs […]
CQC rating scale
The CQC rating scale is the four-tier system the Care Quality Commission (CQC) uses to judge health and adult social care providers in England. Each provider is rated on safety, effectiveness, caring, responsiveness, and leadership. The CQC’s remit stops at the English border, so providers in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland answer to the Care […]
Skin clinic software Australia: 6 best picks, AUD prices
Skin clinic software in Australia costs a two-practitioner practice between A$84 and A$133 a month at published rates. Practice management software like Pabau is our top pick, because it holds clinical records, bookings, consent forms and Australian claiming in one system. A solo injector on a tight budget does better on Timely, at A$42 a […]
How to write a skin clinic business plan in Australia
A skin clinic business plan turns a treatment menu into a funded business. In Australia it has to carry the compliance layer too. AHPRA, the TGA and your state health department each set requirements that land before your first client does. This guide gives you the nine sections to write, the Australian requirements that belong […]