Does your practice have a written patient payment policy that clearly states patient payment options and the consequences of not paying? Do you enforce your policy, or do you tend... Read More >
Common Scams Posing as the IRS Scams continue to use the IRS as a lure. These tax scams take many different forms. The most common scams are phone calls and... Read More >
Although you may excel in your specialty, referrals from other physicians are not something you can take for granted. You still have to work at being at the top of... Read More >
nbsp The False Claims Act, U.S.C. , et seq. FCA continued to be a significant focus of government and whistleblower activity in . This Year in Review highlights several key... Read More >
We all know that data is important, and we need to back it up. Whether a hard disk stops working, or your network has been invaded by ransomware , having... Read More >
I ve written on a few occasions regarding people management because I feel strongly that a supervisor s approach to their staff relationships makes all the difference in their employees... Read More >
The Tax Court held that a doctor was correct in recategorizing income from nonpassive to passive and the IRS could not regroup the doctor s plastic surgery activity with his... Read More >
From accountingtoday.com The Internal Revenue Service, along with state tax authorities and the tax preparation industry, are cautioning businesses to beware of an email phishing scam using a corporate officer... Read More >
Scammers are always looking for new twists on common scams, especially when it comes to phishing emails. These emails are meant to trick you into clicking a link and either... Read More >
The Office of Civil Rights has issued a new FAQ clarifying that the HIPAA Privacy Rule permits disclosures to loved ones regardless of whether they are recognized as relatives under... Read More >
Inputting incorrect information for the provider name, address, etc Inputting incorrect information about the patient name, sex, date of birth, insurance info., etc Using too little or many digits for... Read More >
A new Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter Volume , Issue Educational Tool is available. Learn about How to avoid common billing errors and other erroneous activities How to address and... Read More >
When physicians close or sell a practice, some of their employees may be upset about losing their jobs and may wish to leave as soon as possible. Because it is... Read More >
If you submitted data to Medicare s Physician Quality Reporting System PQRS for the program year, now is the time to review your quality reports. Unfortunately the deadline to appeal... Read More >
Medicare is reminding healthcare providers that it will not pay duplicate claims for the same service encounter. Medicare and other payers for that matter will pay the first claim that... Read More >
You should always keep a copy of your tax return. It is even more important for , as the Internal Revenue Service moves to strengthen its e-signature validation process. You... Read More >
This Year in Review highlights significant work in the government s continuing battle against fraud, waste, and abuse in Department of Health and Human Services programs, including Medicare and Medicaid.... Read More >
A family doctor, whose medical practice owed over million in unpaid payroll and withholding taxes, was a responsible person and was liable for payroll tax penalties when he paid his... Read More >
According to Part B News http pbn.decisionhealth.com , some specialty groups may want to take a closer look at their coding and billing processes for office visit codes - after... Read More >
The Medicare incentive programs with which you and your medical practice are familiar will soon be no more. As of January , , these programs including the Electronic Health Records... Read More >
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights OCR released new guidance for covered entities and business associates that utilize cloud computing for data storage, software,... Read More >
The Centers for Medicare amp Medicaid Services CMS continues to work diligently to make health care quality information more transparent and understandable for consumers. At CMS, one of our top... Read More >
When you get your Form W- in early , you may notice a new entry a -digit verification code. This is part of an effort conducted by the Internal Revenue... Read More >
The Centers for Medicare amp Medicaid Services CMS recently released new quality data on Physician Compare. This release of newly available quality data includes Physician Quality Reporting System PQRS performance... Read More >
You may be one of the many physicians who might be exempt from penalties for not participating in MIPS. The Centers for Medicare amp Medicaid Services CMS has developed a... Read More >
The Internal Revenue Service has issued the optional standard mileage rates to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes. Beginning Jan. ,... Read More >
Join the Centers for Medicare amp Medicaid Services CMS for a webinar series to learn important information about the development of patient relationship categories for the Medicare Access and CHIP... Read More >
McDermott s Managing the Transition to Transformation series is designed to help health systems and other health care industry leaders address the many challenges presented by the transformation in payment... Read More >
United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III announced that Southeast Orthopedic Specialists SOS , a Jacksonville, Florida-based orthopedic medical group, has agreed to pay the government . million to resolve... Read More >
nbsp By Daniel H. Melvin and Amanda Enyeart posted on McDermott Will amp Emery FCA blog. On November , , as part of its Medicare Physician Fee Schedule update, the... Read More >
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