by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 6, 2013 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Medicare & Reimbursement
Chapter 12 of the “Medicare Claims Processing Manual” (Medicare Billing Bible) is about to change to reflect deleted and/or corrected information as it relates to Claims Processing Instructions for Non-Physician Practitioners (NPPs), i.e., Physicians...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 2, 2013 | A Career in Practice Management, Collections, Billing & Coding, Human Resources
Mary Pat: For the past 7 months, I’ve had the great pleasure of working as Interim Director of Coding for Marta de la Torre at Steward Medical Group, a mega group of 700 physicians and mid-level providers associated with 12 hospitals in Eastern Massachusetts. I...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Dec 10, 2012 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations, Finance, Medicare & Reimbursement
Private practices, hospital-owned practices and affiliated group practices are facing big changes from healthcare reform, demographic shifts, and economic and reimbursement pressure. The industry is re-evaluating itself from top to bottom and looking for new business...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Dec 2, 2012 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations, Medicare & Reimbursement, Medicare This Week
The Part B Medicare deductible for 2013 is $147.00. What should you do with this information? You should avoid taking a big financial hit in the first quarter of 2013 by collecting deductibles at time of service. How do you do that? Let all patients know in advance...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Nov 15, 2012 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Compliance, Day-to-Day Operations, Electronic Medical Records, Finance, Medicare & Reimbursement, Medicare This Week
Changes in health-care policy, new regulations, financial incentives and penalties have a direct effect on all healthcare organizations. As we round the corner towards 2013, take a few minutes to create an agenda of Medicare Incentive Programs and a few management...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Nov 4, 2012 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Compliance
The collection agency industry is highly regulated and there are numerous laws on the books designed to protect consumers, which make it more difficult to collect. While it costs agencies more to be legally compliant and hinders their collections efforts, not...
