by Abraham Whaley | Jul 25, 2012 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Compliance, The Manager's Minute (Video)
There has been a lot of talk about why our emergency departments are often overloaded with patients seeking primary care, not emergency care. This video explains EMTALA, the law surrounding access to emergency treatment in hospitals.
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 16, 2012 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations, Medicare & Reimbursement
You wouldn’t think that a simple thing like the place of service would have the potential to cause a $9.5M overpayment by Medicare. But that is the figure the OIG (Office of the Inspector General) says it estimates that Medicare contractors overpaid physicians...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 11, 2012 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Compliance, Day-to-Day Operations, General, Medicare & Reimbursement
As they have since 2006, the American Medical Association released updated CPT codes for vaccines last week ahead of the 2013 official code book release. Some of the highlights of the semi-annual report: Code 90653 – has been ACCEPTED for inclusion in the 2013...
by Abraham Whaley | Jun 26, 2012 | Collections, Billing & Coding, The Manager's Minute (Video)
There is plenty of confusion surrounding the rules for using a locum tenens. This video will set the record straight.
by Abraham Whaley | Jun 22, 2012 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Compliance, Electronic Medical Records, General, Medicare & Reimbursement, Medicare This Week
Only 8 Days Left to Apply for a 2013 ePrescribing Exemption: Will You Face a 1.5% Adjustment? (jump to story) Register Now: CMS National Provider Call on Certified EHR Technology (jump to story) Two New CME Modules on Medscape: Fraud and Abuse (jump to story) If You...
by Abraham Whaley | Jun 13, 2012 | A Career in Practice Management, Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations, Human Resources, Innovation, Leadership
We are very excited today to announce two new products available for purchase in the Manage My Practice store! We have had a lot of requests for the recorded version of our Webcourse – Creating a Credit Card on File Program in Your Practice, and we are excited...
