by Mary Pat Whaley | Nov 12, 2009 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations, Medicare & Reimbursement
From the Introduction: It has never been more urgent or more difficult to collect patient-responsible balances. The combination of high-deductible health insurance plans increasing in popularity and the massive loss of medical benefits creates a pressing need for...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Nov 8, 2009 | Headlines
By William F. Jessee, MD FACMPE MGMA President and CEO Spend one day in the shoes of an MGMA member and you’ll experience the challenging, changing environment of a practice administrator. Our industry is always in flux: new healthcare information technology to...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Nov 3, 2009 | Day-to-Day Operations, Headlines
June 1, 2010 Update: Red Flags Rule is delayed for the 5th time, now until December 31, 2010. Read my post here. Also see resources under the Library tab. Mandatory adherence to the Red Flags Rule is delayed. Again. So? So, why do medical practices have to be forced...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Nov 1, 2009 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations, Finance, Medicare & Reimbursement
I took last week off to complete a project I’ve been working on since early this year – my first book! It’s really a workbook and it guides the reader through a program to move their practice from a back-end collection process to a front-end...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Oct 31, 2009 | Definitions
Medicaid is a medical assistance program that pays medical bills for people who meet certain eligibility requirements (such as income, age, or disability) which are based on Federal regulations and State law. Medical benefits may be authorized for services such as...
