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 | Jul 2, 2012 | Amazing Customer Service, Day-to-Day Operations
At Manage My Practice we like to keep our posts informative and actionable – and not political. I’ve tried to provide the facts about the reforms, and how they could affect your patients and staff in an unbiased and professional manner – exactly how...
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...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jun 10, 2012 | 12 Ways to Supercharge Your Practice, Amazing Customer Service, Day-to-Day Operations, General, Practice Marketing
Any time I ask a practice about their pain points, they invariably name “the phones” as one of their toughest problems to solve. Phone calls are escalating as many patients are trying to avoid going to the doctor. That means instead of making an...
by Abraham Whaley | Jun 8, 2012 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Compliance, Day-to-Day Operations, Electronic Medical Records, Finance, General, Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement, Medicare This Week
Starting July 1, 2012, Medicare Fee For Service Will Reject 4010 Transactions: Are You Ready? plus How to Avoid Common 5010 Rejections (jump to story) Are You Facing a 1.5% Medicare ePrescribing Payment Adjustment in 2013? Find Out If You Qualify For a Hardship...
