by Mary Pat Whaley | Mar 27, 2013 | A Career in Practice Management, Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations, Medicare & Reimbursement
There’s a lot of talk today about how physicians (and other care entities) are paid. This slide deck discusses how the system used predominantly today (RBRVS) to pay physicians came to be and how Medicare and other payers calculate a payment. Download this Slide...
by Abraham Whaley | Feb 13, 2013 | Compliance, Day-to-Day Operations, Headlines, Leadership, Practice Marketing, Quality
On Friday, February 1st, The Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released their final regulations on the Physician Payment Sunshine Act that was passed as a part of Heathcare Reform in 2010. The PPSA or “Sunshine Act” mandates that any...
by Abraham Whaley | Feb 10, 2013 | Compliance, Day-to-Day Operations, Electronic Medical Records, Finance, Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement
If you read my alert from August or the followup article on Audit Red Flags to Avoid, you are aware that CMS hired an accounting firm, Figliozzi & Company, to audit the compliance of eligible providers and eligible hospitals that had already received payment under...
by Abraham Whaley | Jan 20, 2013 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Compliance, Day-to-Day Operations, Medicare & Reimbursement
What is Hospice? Hospice care focuses on improving the quality of life for persons and their families faced with a life-limiting illness. The primary goals of hospice care are to provide comfort, relieve physical, emotional, and spiritual suffering, and promote the...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Nov 19, 2012 | Day-to-Day Operations, Electronic Medical Records, Finance, Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement, Medicare This Week
This Week’s Medicare News for Medical Practice Managers Vice Chair Gingrey (R-GA) “Confident” of SGR Fix Passing in Lame Duck Congress Session (jump to story) CMS Releases Stage 2 Meaningful Use Specification Sheets with Details on Each Measure ...
