by Mary Pat Whaley | Oct 26, 2011 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Compliance, Electronic Medical Records, Medicare & Reimbursement
Here are some highlights from the new OIG Work Plan for FY 2012. There are more items that apply to practices, as well as items for hospitals, nursing facilities, home health, and medical equipment and supplies. The link to the complete plan is at the end of the...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Oct 6, 2011 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Compliance, Finance, Learn This: Technology Answers, Medicare & Reimbursement
Just in case you haven’t had a chance (what have you been doing?) to focus on the January 1, 2012 deadline for the transition to 5010, take 5 minutes to read this post and make sure your healthcare group is on track. It is critical to have NO interruption in...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Sep 26, 2011 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Compliance
A write-off is an amount that a practice deducts from a charge and does not expect to collect, thereby “writing it off” the accounts receivable or list of monies owed them by payers or patients. There are lots of reasons why write-offs are taken, and it is...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Sep 16, 2011 | Day-to-Day Operations, Medicare & Reimbursement
NOTE: The 2012 – 2013 flu shot codes can be found here. ———————————– Today the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the new pricing for flu shots for Medicare patients...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Sep 8, 2011 | Electronic Medical Records, Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement
UPDATE: CMS has announced a second window for applying for the 2013 hardship exemption from 11/1/2012 through 1/31/2013. Click Here for more info. UPDATE: CMS has released information for applying for the 2013 hardship exemption. Check out our “Medicare This...