College Bound Children
Before you send your child off to college, there are two legal documents that you need to make sure they sign. They are . a Medical Power of Attorney, and... Read More >
Code List for the Certain Designated Health Services (DHS)
Stark Compliance CMS Annual CPT HPCCS Rule Update CMS maintains and annually updates a List of Current Procedural Terminology CPT Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System HCPCS Codes Code List ,... Read More >
Protect your physician practice from cyber attacks & hackers
With cyber-attacks and data breach incidents growing in frequency, it is critical to ensure that your medical practice has taken all reasonable measures to protect you hackers. Consider the following... Read More >
Appropriate Medicare Drug Billing
Accurate Reporting of Drug Units for HCPCS Billing Ensure that units of drugs or biologicals administered to patients are accurately reported in dosage units specified in the Healthcare Common Procedure... Read More >
Manage Denials to Increase Practice Cash Flow
Revenue cycle management is a fifty-cent phrase for making sure your medical practice is paid for the care it provides. One obstacle to getting paid is claim denials. Practices can... Read More >
Want better collections? – Start at the beginning
Do any of you remember fondly the days of the handwritten appointment book, with the patient s name, phone number and brief description of the reason for the visit penciled... Read More >
Are You Reporting Changes in Practice Ownership to Medicare?
A Office of the Inspector General OIG report noted that providers may not be informing CMS of ownership changes. Providers must update their enrollment information to reflect changes in ownership... Read More >
Now is a Good Time To Review Your IRS Income Tax Withholding
The Internal Revenue Service is encouraging taxpayers to consider checking their tax withholding, keeping in mind several factors that could affect potential refunds or taxes they may owe in .... Read More >
Updated Version of Medicare Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN)
nbsp An Advance Beneficiary Notice ABN , Form CMS-R- , is a written notice which a physician, provider, or supplier gives to a Medicare beneficiary before items or services are... Read More >
Collection tips for a physician practice
Collect patient due amounts before and during the service Patient due balances account for of receivables in many physician offices, and the proportion of patient due balances is growing as... Read More >
HHS unveils improved web tool to highlight recent breaches of health information
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS , Office for Civil Rights OCR today launched a revised web tool that puts important information into the hands of individuals,... Read More >
NEW Thriving Solo Family Medical Practice For Sale โ Seabrook, TX
Thriving solo family medical practice for sale in Seabrook, Texas near Clear Lake and Space Center Houston, the Official Visitor Center of NASA Johnson Space Center. Hospitals are located within... Read More >
Is your medical practice getting signed BBA’s?
When physicians and other providers who are covered entities share protected health information PHI with a third party, there is always the need to assure compliance with the Health Insurance... Read More >
Recently Part B Frequently Asked Questions by Novartis – Billing
May physicians bill Medicare for off-label uses of chemotherapy drugs? The Centers for Medicare amp Medicaid Services CMS provides the national guidelines on the unlabeled use for anti-cancer drugs. An... Read More >
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: CMS Proposes 2018 Payment and Policy Updates
On July , CMS issued a proposed rule that would update Medicare payment and policies for doctors and other clinicians who treat Medicare patients in CY . The proposed rule... Read More >
Medicare Musings and Updates
Suite of Products amp Resources for Billers amp Coders Educational Tool Reminder A revised Medicare Learning Network Suite of Products amp Resources for Billers amp Coders Educational Tool is available.... Read More >
If it is not Signed, then it is not Complete
Is your documentation signed and ready for a medical record review? Prior to submitting records to Medicare, you must ensure that the documentation is signed. For medical review purposes, Medicare... Read More >
Quality Payment Program Technical Assistance Resource Guide
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CMS has recently published the Technical Assistance Resource Guide, which concisely highlights all of the support that is available to clinicians participating in... Read More >
FTC Sues To Halt Merger Of ND Physician Groups
The Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit in North Dakota federal court to block the merger of two Bismarck-area health care providers, claiming the deal would violate antitrust laws... Read More >
CMS is Accepting Future Measures and Activities for Three MIPS Performance Categories until June 30
The Centers for Medicare amp Medicaid Services CMS Annual Call for Measures and Activities for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System MIPS track of the Quality Payment Program QPP is open... Read More >
Modifier 25 Check List
Understanding When to Use Modifier for E M Services Modifier is defined as a significant, separately identifiable Evaluation and Management E M service by the same physician or other qualified... Read More >
CMS Proposes Quality Payment Program updates to increase flexibility and reduce burdens
The Centers for Medicare amp Medicaid Services CMS issued a proposed rule that would make changes in the second year of the Quality Payment Program as required by the Medicare... Read More >
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Updates
MIPS Group Reporting Registration Period Ends June Groups planning to use the CMS Web Interface or administer the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems CAHPS for MIPS Survey to... Read More >
On you staying on top of tendencies and movements to protect and build your physician practice?
A while back I had the opportunity to work with a physician practice in south Texas community. This little town had but one significant employer and one main payer ,... Read More >
Advice from OCR regarding HIPAA
OCR Enforcement Update was the topic of the presentation by Iliana Peters, HHS Office for Civil Rights OCR Senior Adviser for HIPAA Compliance and Enforcement at the Health Care Compliance... Read More >
Doctor Escapes Penalty for Inaccurate Returns by Proving Reliance on Return Preparer
The Tax Court held that a doctor was not liable for a percent negligence penalty where she exercised ordinary business care and prudence by relying on her long-term tax return... Read More >
Medicare Quality Payment Program Overview Web-Based Training Course Now Available
A new Quality Payment Program Overview Web-Based Training course is available through the MLN LMS. Learn about Origin and goals of the Quality Payment Program QPP Four performance categories within... Read More >
Potential Benefits of Family Limited Partnerships
There are many reasons for the continuing popularity of FLPs. Benefits of using an FLP to transfer assets include the following be sure you talk to your estate planning attorney... Read More >
Why Even Public Info Must Be Kept Private Under HIPAA
By Glory Francke, Adam Greene and Becky Williams A not-for-profit health care system recently agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights .... Read More >
eClinicalWorks to Pay $155 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
One of the nation s largest vendors of electronic health records software, eClinicalWorks ECW , and certain of its employees will pay a total of million to resolve a False... Read More >
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