by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 22, 2012 | Medicare & Reimbursement, Medicare This Week
e-RX: Medicare e-prescribing hardship exemptions under review (jump to story) EFT: suppliers and providers who are not currently receiving Medicare EFT payments are required to submit the CMS-588 EFT form (jump to story) SNFs: Allowing Physician...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 8, 2012 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement, Medicare This Week
Here is a collection of the latest Medicare updates to get your New Year off to a good informed start: Pay Cut: Physicians continue to receive 2011 pay rates for an additional two months while lawmakers seek a compromise on a...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Dec 27, 2011 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Finance, Medicare & Reimbursement
January is a tough time for independent medical practices for several reasons: In private practices, the physicians typically don’t carry over any cash from year to year, so the practice starts in January from a cash position of zero. Most deductibles begin in...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Dec 19, 2011 | Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement
Everyone knows what a mess we’ve had in the past when CMS has had to pay according to the SGR, then it was reversed at the last minute and CMS had to pay additional amounts on services they had considered paid in full – a headache no matter how good your...
by Abraham Whaley | Dec 11, 2011 | Compliance, Day-to-Day Operations, Medicare & Reimbursement
Many physicians have some type of lab testing capability in their practices, with most practice labs classified as Waived Labs, which means having a Certificate of Waiver. This Certificate enables a practice to perform simple tests including tests such as urine...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Dec 4, 2011 | Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement
I haven’t written much about the impending 29% Medicare physician payment cut. This threatened cut has happened every year for the past 10 years. Every year at the last second, Washington is convinced that if cuts take place, physicians really will stop seeing...
