A Las Vegas-based cardiovascular surgical practice agreed to pay . million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that the organization overbilled federal health care programs including Medicaid and also billed... Read More >
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act contains provisions that may affect how independent contractors pay taxes on income earned in . Watch the Barton Associates webinar recording to review tax... Read More >
As mentioned in my prior blog posts, CMS is mailing new Medicare cards with new Medicare numbers to people newly enrolling in Medicare. People who already have Medicare coverage will... Read More >
From the Association of Independent Doctors http www.aid-us.org The hospital buying binge may be over, at least when it comes to acquiring physician practices. A new report from the Physicians... Read More >
Identity Theft IRS Clarifies Procedures on Responding to Identity Theft In a recent Fact Sheet, the IRS clarified that in the vast majority of tax-related identity theft cases, there is... Read More >
CMS is mailing new Medicare cards with new Medicare numbers known as the Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers MBIs to people newly enrolling in Medicare. People who already have Medicare coverage will... Read More >
About million adults in the United States drink too much. Only one in six adults have talked to a health professional. Alcohol screening and brief counseling has been proven to... Read More >
If you have a policy manual, does it? As the spotlight continues to grow on workplace sexual harassment, it is more important than ever for medical practices to take the... Read More >
It should be obvious that all taxpayers should file their taxes on time, even if they can t pay what they owe. This saves them from a potential failure-to-file penalty.... Read More >
According to the American Institute of Healthcare Compliance, the Office for Civil Rights OCR , the government enforcement agency for HIPAA, has received over , HIPAA complaints and has initiated... Read More >
Use the updated MIPS Participation Lookup Tool to check on your eligibility for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System MIPS . Just enter your National Provider Identifier to find out whether... Read More >
I want to make you aware of a valuable new tax credit made possible by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act TCJA . The credit is available to employers that... Read More >
DEA is aware that registrants are receiving telephone calls and emails by criminals identifying themselves as DEA employees or other law enforcement personnel. The criminals have masked their telephone number... Read More >
It happens again and again A physician is blind-sided by the discovery that a long-time, trusted employee has had his or her fingers in the practice till for several years,... Read More >
Provide an up-to-date training program on the handling of PHI for employees performing health plan administrative functions. Make sure not to share sensitive PHI with others who shouldn t have... Read More >
The Third Circuit affirmed a Tax Court ruling that a doctor s royalty income from a patent that he received under a licensing agreement was ordinary income, not capital gains,... Read More >
Patients Over Paperwork Empowering Patients Through Data View CMS s Patients Over Paperwork March newsletter to learn about the MyHealthEData initiative and how CMS is Helping patients get and share... Read More >
Phishing is a type of cyber-attack used to trick individuals into divulging sensitive information via electronic communication by impersonating a trustworthy source. For example, an individual may receive an e-mail... Read More >
Did you miss the What s New with Physician Compare webinars? On February and , The Centers for Medicare amp Medicaid Services CMS hosted two What s New with Physician... Read More >
I recently read some feedback from physician practice employees regarding what matters most to them in relation to their own manager Physician, Administrator, Office Manager, Business Office Manager, etc .... Read More >
Attend a free, live -minute webinar by the National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants which will focus on how social media is changing the workplace. Click here to register... Read More >
By Carl W. Hittinger and Tyson Y. Herrold In our November and December articles, we discussed the Federal Trade Commission s proclivity to challenge health care mergers, even when the... Read More >
Taxpayers who give money or goods to a charity may be able to claim a deduction on their federal tax return, which basically reduces the amount of their taxable income.... Read More >
nbsp Explanation of Medicare Benefits Message Description Resolution Non-covered charge. Prior to performing or billing a service, ensure that the service is covered under Medicare. Please refer to the Centers... Read More >
Provide comprehensive training. Just like a football team undergoes rigorous training before it steps onto the field for a game, your revenue cycle staff should receive robust orientation and continued... Read More >
A revised Medicare Enrollment Resources Educational Tool is available. Learn about How to enroll in the Medicare Program What to do if you run into problems Where to locate enrollment... Read More >
For tax years , the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act TCJA eliminated the deduction for interest on home equity debt and limited the mortgage interest deduction to qualified residence debt... Read More >
OSHA reminds employers of their obligation to post a copy of OSHA s Form A, which summarizes job-related injuries and illnesses logged during . Each year, between Feb. and April... Read More >
The IRS unveiled a new version of Form W- and announced the availability of an updated Withholding Calculator to help taxpayers ensure the accuracy of their tax withholding after December... Read More >
The Urgent Need for HIPAA Compliance in Small Medical Practices With the government conducting a new round of HIPAA privacy and security audits in and , small medical practices need... Read More >
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