by Mary Pat Whaley | Nov 15, 2012 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Compliance, Day-to-Day Operations, Electronic Medical Records, Finance, Medicare & Reimbursement, Medicare This Week
Changes in health-care policy, new regulations, financial incentives and penalties have a direct effect on all healthcare organizations. As we round the corner towards 2013, take a few minutes to create an agenda of Medicare Incentive Programs and a few management...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 29, 2012 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Electronic Medical Records, Medicare & Reimbursement
The proposed, but not finalized, deadline for ICD-10 is October 2014. Most coding experts recommend training staff 6 months before the deadline. What’s a practice to do with the other 18 months? Who chooses the ICD-9s in your practice today? There are many...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Apr 16, 2012 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Compliance, Electronic Medical Records, Finance, Medicare & Reimbursement, Medicare This Week
(Website) CMS.gov Website Upgrade Completed-Check your Bookmarks (jump to story) — (PQRS & eRx) National Provider Call: Physician Quality Reporting System & eRx 2011 10-Month Feedback Report – Register Now (jump to story) — (5010) National...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Apr 9, 2012 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Compliance, Electronic Medical Records, Medicare & Reimbursement
Today HHS announced a proposed rule (complete rule here – 175 page pdf) that would delay the go live for ICD-10 from October 1, 2013 to October 1, 2014. What follows are excerpts from the proposed rule. Why Has HHS Proposed a Change to the Live Date for...
by Abraham Whaley | Feb 14, 2012 | Day-to-Day Operations, Finance, General, Manage My Practice Classics
Mary Pat recently sat down with Peter Polack, MD of Medical Practice Trends for another podcast to talk about one of the most important parts of any practice: The Bottom Line. In this two-part podcast series, Dr. Polack and MP discuss ideas for cutting costs...