by Mary Pat Whaley | Nov 14, 2011 | Compliance, Day-to-Day Operations, Innovation
Record retention can be a significant problem for healthcare groups. Different federal and state regulations require different retention schedules for medical records and other medical-service related documents. Many managers and physicians are confused on how long...
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 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....
by Mary Pat Whaley | Oct 9, 2011 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Compliance, Finance
If you’ve read parts 1 (Know Your Payers) and 2 (Implementing Your Financial Policy) of this series, you are ready to consider a financial assistance policy for those patients without insurance. Patients without insurance fall into one of three...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Oct 6, 2011 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Compliance, Finance, Learn This: Technology Answers, Medicare & Reimbursement
Just in case you haven’t had a chance (what have you been doing?) to focus on the January 1, 2012 deadline for the transition to 5010, take 5 minutes to read this post and make sure your healthcare group is on track. It is critical to have NO interruption in...
