by Mary Pat Whaley | Feb 3, 2010 | Medicare & Reimbursement, PECOS
On February 17, 2010 from 2:00PM ”“ 3:30PM ET the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will hold a Special Open Door Forum (ODF) to discuss Medicare provider enrollment issues. During this call, CMS staff will discuss: Internet-based Provider Enrollment,...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 24, 2010 | Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement, PECOS
NOTE: The date has been changed to July 5, 2011. delayed indefinitely. *********************************************************************************************************************** As of April 5, 2010 As of January 3, 2011, As of July 6, 2010, if the...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Dec 21, 2009 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations, Medicare & Reimbursement
My book on front-end collections has been doing really well and I’m pleased that a number of people have called me or emailed me with questions. Here’s one question that a number of people have asked – “Can you tell me more about knowing what...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Nov 19, 2009 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations, Medicare & Reimbursement
There’s a new ABN form required to be in use in January 2012 – read about it here in my article “Everybody’s Favorite Form: New Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN) Form Begins in 2012” Note from Mary Pat: The Advance Beneficiary...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Aug 5, 2009 | Medicare & Reimbursement
Today I was fortunate enough to attend an outreach session designed to educate hospitals, physicians and other providers about Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC), specifically Connolly Consulting, the RAC for North Carolina. Although I cannot vouch that the information...
