From the Medical Group Management Association On Aug. , , the Centers for Medicare amp Medicaid Services CMS released the proposed Medicare physician fee schedule. Although providers had anticipated .... Read More >
Medicaid Integrity Program New Measures Against Fraud and Abuse CMS announced on July , a new comprehensive effort to detect and prevent program fraud and abuse focused on Medicaid. Called... Read More >
Because you can t measure administration outcomes like clinical outcomes, it s difficult to convert administrative worth to dollars. However, medical groups must pay attention to the business side of... Read More >
Minimizing Excess Usage Charges on Copier Leases for Medical Practice Sometimes a medical practice will enter into copier lease agreements that specify a certain base usage level and assess a... Read More >
Court Medical Residents Stipends May Qualify for Scholarship or FICA Exclusions A district court has held that there is no per se statutory rule that as a matter of law... Read More >
Why Keeping Your NPI Number Updated is Crucial for Your Medical Practice When getting a National Provider Identification Number for your medical practice, remember that you only need to get... Read More >
Key OIG Focus Areas for Physician Practices in As a reminder, here is what the Office of Inspector i.e. the government plans to be looking at this year related to... Read More >
Managing Medical Practices A Guide to Building a Winning Staff For today s embattled medical practice managers, employee problems like these are the most time-consuming, costly, and difficult to resolve.... Read More >
CMS Contractor Provider Education Resources Listserv and CMS JSM- , dated July , A brief hold will be placed on Medicare payments for all claims during the last nine days... Read More >
Enhance Compliance and Revenue Your Step-By-Step Guide to E M Auditing Conducting an E M audit will help your practice enhance its compliance and revenue. Turn to Auditing Evaluation and... Read More >
From the Medical Group Management Association www.mgma.com In response to the new Medicare provider enrollment regulation and forms CMS , the Centers for Medicare amp Medicaid Services CMS has issued... Read More >
Don’t forget to visit the healthcare resources of my website at www.rtacpa.com for articles, files to download, and flash presentations. Read More >
From the law firm of Vinson Elkins V amp E Health Mailings healthmailings velaw.com In Advisory Opinion - , the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General... Read More >
nbsp Join HCPro Live for Coder Productivity Challenges Strategies to improve retention, revenue, and HIM s image A -minute Audioconference on Friday, July , at pm Eastern Yes I want... Read More >
CMS has released an article regarding new CPT codes for tetanus and diphtheria toxoids. Effective for services on or after July , , if you do not use the new... Read More >
Developing a Consistent Leave of Absence Policy for Group Physicians Dealing with a leave of absence for a group physician is difficult. But it makes sense to accommodate your most... Read More >
I have preached and preached about the need for physicians to strategically plan their futures there are just too many pressures today impacting practice net incomes. Here is proof from... Read More >
From the American Health Lawyer s Association www.healthlawyers.org The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed June changes to the Medicare physician fee schedule intended to boost payments for evaluation... Read More >
From Part B News www.partbnews.com You would see a boost to the work RVUs for the most commonly billed code to Medicare beginning in . That would raise the national... Read More >
Employee loans are a bad idea……..they just spread more bad ideas – you get the picture. Read More >
FYI On November , , CMS issued a final rule that revised the definitions of radiology and certain other imaging services and radiation therapy services and supplies to specifically include... Read More >
Want some good customer training for your employees? Check out www.charthouse.com. The site has some great training videos based on the best selling FISH book series. FISH began in Seattle,... Read More >
The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments CLIA brochure has been updated and is now available in downloadable format on the Medicare Learning Network s MLN Products page located at http www.cms.hhs.gov... Read More >
I am headed out today to Denver to attend and speak at the annual meeting of the National Association of Healthcare Consultants. Like me, your staff needs a certain amount... Read More >
Get your NPI now. Go to www.nppes.cms.hhs.gov/nppes and follow the prompts. Most providers get their NPIs the same day. DON’T DELAY……….. Read More >
Growing Need for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants The demand for doctors is growing and the supply isn t keeping up. Hospitals have found a solution to the problem by... Read More >
By Rob Stein Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, June , Page A In the three years since Americans gained federal protection for their private medical information, the Bush administration has... Read More >
IRS Health Insurance Deduction Rules Sole Proprietors vs. S Corp Shareholders In Chief Counsel Advice CCA , the IRS concluded that a sole proprietor purchasing health insurance in his or... Read More >
Health Savings Accounts Insights for Medical Group Administrators Here is an excellent article on health savings accounts by Elizabeth Johnson of the MGMA Communications Department. The article is titled Medical... Read More >
The NPI will replace the provider identification numbers that providers use today in the HIPAA standard transactions that they conduct with health plans. Those transactions include the electronic claim, eligibility... Read More >
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