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UPDATE: On June 24, 2010 the House and Senate passed legislation to further delay the Medicare cuts until November 30, 2010. More here. ***** Article by David Glendinning at amednews.com here.
CMS held a two-hour Open Door Forum today and there was so much good information shared that I thought I'd pass my notes from the call along to you. New EFT Form The revised EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer) authorization form 588 is available here (pdf.) The old form...
When Matthew Browning first described YNIO (Your Nurse Is On), I was really surprised to learn what his product was. I don't know what I expected, but it wasn't the elegant solution to staffing he described. Here's the description from the YNIO website: Your Nurse Is...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will hold a Special Open Door Forum (ODF) to discuss Medicare provider enrollment issues. During this call, CMS staff will discuss: The May 5, 2010 provider enrollment regulation titled, "Medicare and Medicaid...
Statutorily excluded refers to Medicare benefits that are never covered according to law. "Statutory" refers to written law. Medicare does not pay for all health care costs. Certain items or services are program or statutory exclusions and will not be reimbursed by...
How would you describe a work environment that fits your personality best? What are the signs that an employer is good to work for? What do you consider your pet peeves in the workplace? How do you learn best? Seeing? Doing? Hearing? Taking Notes? One-on-one? In...
MM6960 ”“ Systems Changes Necessary to Implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Section 6404 - Maximum Period for Submission of Medicare Claims Reduced to Not More Than 12 Months "The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is...
What is the 5 and 10 staff rule? I believe the first answer is the one that readers are asking about, but the others are interesting too. Customer Service: The 10-5 Rule states that when a patient moves to within 10 feet of you, you make eye contact. When a patient...
With so much going on in healthcare, it would not surprise me if a lot of practices missed the February 2010 deadline for three expanded HIPAA rules. This expansion was dictated by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act passed...
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