by Mary Pat Whaley | Dec 2, 2012 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations, Medicare & Reimbursement, Medicare This Week
The Part B Medicare deductible for 2013 is $147.00. What should you do with this information? You should avoid taking a big financial hit in the first quarter of 2013 by collecting deductibles at time of service. How do you do that? Let all patients know in advance...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Feb 12, 2012 | Electronic Medical Records, Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement, Medicare This Week
(PQRS) AM News Reports 2012 Last Year for Physicians to Voluntarily Report Quality Data (jump to story) (PQRS & eRX) National Provider Call: Claims-Based Reporting for the Physician Quality Reporting System & Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program (jump to...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 17, 2010 | Day-to-Day Operations, Finance, Medicare & Reimbursement
Medicare is a federal health insurance program created in 1965 for: people age 65 or older, people under age 65 with certain disabilities, and people of all ages with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a kidney transplant) Medicare...