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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the revalidation period for another 2 years. This will allow for a smoother process for provider and contractors. Revalidation notices will now be sent through March of 2015. IMPORTANT: This does...
As we finish off another month here at MMP, we wanted to go back over some of our most popular posts from the month and get ready for another busy, productive, and meaningful month. Presenting, The Best of Manage My Practice, October 2011! Are you ready for the...
After Mary Pat's "Coding for the Rest of Us" post this July, she sat down with Lyndsey Coates from Nuesoft as part of their monthly Healthcare IT Podcast to discuss more about how even a basic understanding of coding among patient contacting and administrative staff...
CMS just announced the new numbers for premiums and deductibles for 2012. Now is the ideal time to think about Medicare deductibles and what your policy is on collecting deductibles at time of service. If you've been hesitant to collect deductibles, ask yourself if...
Here are some highlights from the new OIG Work Plan for FY 2012. There are more items that apply to practices, as well as items for hospitals, nursing facilities, home health, and medical equipment and supplies. The link to the complete plan is at the end of the...
The Third Annual Health Care Social Media Summit took place on the Mayo Clinic campus in Rochester, Minnesota last week, and to my chagrin, I was unable to attend. Lots of good information and resources were shared, including this video. It was posted on YouTube on...
CMS will hold a National Provider Call to discuss the revalidation of Medicare provider enrollment information on Thursday, October 27th, 2011; from 12:30 - 2PM Eastern. Most providers and suppliers who are enrolled in the Medicare program will have to revalidate...
NOTE: We have just added an educational webinar on using the ABN form. This is an expanded webinar with 75 minutes of content and 15 minutes of Q & A with the attendees. Click here to go to our webinar page for more information. --------------------------- CMS...
It's taken me a long time to realize that I'm part of a seriously small group that likes, or at least tolerates change well. People universally HATE change and will do most anything to avoid it. So what is a manager to do when charged with making change happen, or...
Peter Polack, MD of Medical Practice Trends interviewed me recently for a series of podcasts for his site. Here we talk about "How To Tell If Your Practice Is Well-Managed." Click here to listen. Warning signs that your practice has management issues Why hiring your...
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