by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 18, 2011 | Medicare & Reimbursement
Elimination of Deductible and Coinsurance for Most Preventive Services Effective January 1, 2011, the Affordable Care Act waives the Part B deductible and the 20 percent coinsurance that would otherwise apply to most preventive services. Note: I covered this in my...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Dec 28, 2010 | Electronic Medical Records, Headlines
Note: see my latest post on registering and attesting for the EHR Incentive Program here. Registration opens on January 3, 2011 for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs Register as soon as possible after January 3, 2011. You can register before you have a...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Dec 22, 2010 | Medicare & Reimbursement, PECOS
NOTE April 2011: CMS recently announced that July 5, 2011 will not be the date that claim editing will begin. *********************************************************************************** If you read my post on November 29th, you already know that CMS delayed...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Dec 19, 2010 | Medicare & Reimbursement
NOTE: The 2012 – 2013 flu shot codes can be found here. For flu shot updates for the 2011-2012 influenza season, click here....
by Mary Pat Whaley | Dec 9, 2010 | Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement
Two milestone Acts were approved by Congress this week and both will be presented to President Obama for his signature shortly. What he will be signing: The “Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010” This legislation freezes Medicare physician payments...