by Mary Pat Whaley | Mar 4, 2012 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Electronic Medical Records, Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement, Medicare This Week, PECOS
(5010) Important Update Regarding HIPAA Version 5010/D.0 Implementation (jump to story) (Affordable Care Act) Statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on the Blunt Amendment (jump to story) (PECOS) Were You Sent a Request to Revalidate Your Medicare Enrollment?...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Dec 27, 2011 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Finance, Medicare & Reimbursement
January is a tough time for independent medical practices for several reasons: In private practices, the physicians typically don’t carry over any cash from year to year, so the practice starts in January from a cash position of zero. Most deductibles begin in...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Dec 4, 2011 | Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement
I haven’t written much about the impending 29% Medicare physician payment cut. This threatened cut has happened every year for the past 10 years. Every year at the last second, Washington is convinced that if cuts take place, physicians really will stop seeing...
by Abraham Whaley | Nov 3, 2011 | A Career in Practice Management, Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations, Finance, General, Medicare & Reimbursement
As we finish off another month here at MMP, we wanted to go back over some of our most popular posts from the month and get ready for another busy, productive, and meaningful month. Presenting, The Best of Manage My Practice, October 2011! Are you ready for the...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Oct 31, 2011 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Medicare & Reimbursement
CMS just announced the new numbers for premiums and deductibles for 2012. Now is the ideal time to think about Medicare deductibles and what your policy is on collecting deductibles at time of service. If you’ve been hesitant to collect deductibles, ask yourself...