by Mary Pat Whaley | Feb 26, 2012 | Medicare & Reimbursement, Medicare This Week
Two recent Medicare announcements made a sound in healthcare, one a roar and the other, barely a sigh. Medicare Physician Pay Cut Delayed to 2013 First, the sigh. The Medicare physician payment cut has been delayed until the end of the 2012, but the last-minute...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Feb 12, 2012 | Electronic Medical Records, Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement, Medicare This Week
(PQRS) AM News Reports 2012 Last Year for Physicians to Voluntarily Report Quality Data (jump to story) (PQRS & eRX) National Provider Call: Claims-Based Reporting for the Physician Quality Reporting System & Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program (jump to...
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...