by Mary Pat Whaley | Jun 24, 2012 | 12 Ways to Supercharge Your Practice, General
Medicare has so many programs that have the potential to increase or decrease your payments that practices need a list to keep them straight. Here’s your list with information on which programs are mutually exclusive and which can be combined. 1....
by Mary Pat Whaley | Mar 21, 2012 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Medicare & Reimbursement
Thursday, March 22 – Webinar: Introduction and Overview of the EHR Incentive Programs Wednesday, March 28 – Provider Call on Medicare Initial Preventive Physical Exam and Annual Wellness Visit Thursday, March 29 – National Provider Call: Medicare...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 21, 2011 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Compliance, Day-to-Day Operations, Medicare & Reimbursement
Today’s CMS call reviewed the guidelines for the IPPE (Initial Preventive Physical Exam) and the AWV (Annual Wellness Visit), what they include and how to code for them. What is the IPPE (also called the “Welcome to Medicare Visit”)? The IPPE is a...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 18, 2011 | Medicare & Reimbursement
Elimination of Deductible and Coinsurance for Most Preventive Services Effective January 1, 2011, the Affordable Care Act waives the Part B deductible and the 20 percent coinsurance that would otherwise apply to most preventive services. Note: I covered this in my...
