by Mary Pat Whaley | Aug 5, 2013 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations, Finance
Outsourcing your billing can be a great decision. Practices typically outsource billing when they feel they don’t have the people, space, resources, bandwidth or finances to keep billing in-house. There is a strong difference of opinion as to which model...
by Abraham Whaley | Jul 28, 2013 | 12 Ways to Supercharge Your Practice, Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations, Finance, Innovation, Medicare & Reimbursement
It’s always a fantastic feeling when other people speak on behalf on your products or services, so we were thrilled to see a very nice comment on a recent article at Physician’s Practice “Patient Balances: Get Them or Get Ready to Close Your...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 23, 2013 | A Career in Practice Management, Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations, Finance
A colleague of mine has been part of a well-known PM/EMR company’s software support team for 10 years. She often tries to steer people to me when she cannot solve a client’s problems with a software solution. Even though she was once a practice...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 21, 2013 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Compliance, General, Medical Coding Education, Medicare & Reimbursement, Medicare This Week
Medicare recently started denying an increased number of claims because documentation submitted for diagnostic tests does not include signed test orders or evidence of intent (MD progress notes listing tests needed) and evidence of medical necessity...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 15, 2013 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Compliance, Day-to-Day Operations, Medicare & Reimbursement
Most Medicare patients believe that Medicare pays for everything they need or want at their physician’s office, but there are services that either: Are only covered by Medicare for a specific medical need (for instance,...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 7, 2013 | Collections, Billing & Coding, ICD-10, Medicare & Reimbursement
On June 17, 2013, the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC ) announced the approval of Version 02/12 1500 Health Insurance Claim Form (1500 Claim Form) that accommodates reporting needs for ICD-10. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the 1500...
