by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 7, 2015 | Headlines, ICD-10
First, the game-changing announcement below means that a sigh of relief is in order. Some of the anxiety surrounding potential financial disaster should be abated. CMS announced: “Medicare review contractors [MACs and RACs] will not deny physician or other...
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 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 Abraham Whaley | May 25, 2011 | Learn This: Technology Answers
Apple announced last night that it would be sending an update to its OS X operating system that would protect users from and remove a program called “MacDefender” (alias “MacProtector” or “MacSecurity”) that had been finding its way...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Mar 3, 2011 | Medicare & Reimbursement, PECOS
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has the continuing goal of reducing fraud, waste, and abuse through all available avenues. The Affordable Care Act requires CMS to determine the level of screening to be conducted during provider and supplier...
