by Mary Pat Whaley | Nov 6, 2011 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Compliance, Medicare & Reimbursement
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...
by Abraham Whaley | Nov 3, 2011 | A Career in Practice Management, Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations, Finance, General, Medicare & Reimbursement
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...
by Abraham Whaley | Nov 2, 2011 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations, Finance, General
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...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Oct 31, 2011 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Medicare & Reimbursement
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...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Oct 26, 2011 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Compliance, Electronic Medical Records, Medicare & Reimbursement
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...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Oct 19, 2011 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Compliance, Medicare & Reimbursement
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....
