by Mary Pat Whaley | Mar 15, 2012 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Medicare & Reimbursement
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Office of E-Health Standards and Services (OESS) is announcing that it will not initiate enforcement action for an additional three (3) months, through June 30, 2012, against any covered entity that is required to...
by Abraham Whaley | Nov 20, 2011 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Compliance, Day-to-Day Operations, General
In health care, we are “blessed” with an abundance of rules, policies, standards and laws. In Health Care Regulation in America: Complexity, Confrontation, and Compromise, Robert I. Field, professor of health management and policy at Drexel University...
by Abraham Whaley | Nov 3, 2011 | A Career in Practice Management, Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations, Finance, General, Medicare & Reimbursement
As we finish off another month here at MMP, we wanted to go back over some of our most popular posts from the month and get ready for another busy, productive, and meaningful month. Presenting, The Best of Manage My Practice, October 2011! Are you ready for the...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Aug 10, 2011 | Medicare & Reimbursement, PECOS
Announcement from CMS: All providers and suppliers who enrolled in the Medicare program prior to Friday, March 25, 2011, will be required to revalidate their enrollment under new risk screening criteria required by the Affordable Care Act (section 6401a). ...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Dec 28, 2010 | Electronic Medical Records, Headlines
Note: see my latest post on registering and attesting for the EHR Incentive Program here. Registration opens on January 3, 2011 for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs Register as soon as possible after January 3, 2011. You can register before you have a...