by Mary Pat Whaley | Aug 22, 2010 | Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement
The Center for Healthcare Transformation may not be my organization of choice, but they’ve put together an excellent timeline of the PPAC (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act), also called the ACA or Affordable Care Act. The timeline shows what’s...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Aug 18, 2010 | Medicare & Reimbursement, Social Media
I am fortunate to be serving on the North Carolina MGMA Medicare Committee this year. When we met yesterday, the members were asked why we wanted to be on the committee. I said I couldn’t believe any practice manager wouldn’t want to be on the Medicare...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Aug 2, 2010 | Medicare & Reimbursement
In the MLN Matters dated July 30, 2010, Change Request (CR) 7080, CMS gives additional instructions on the timely filing rule*: For institutional claims that include span dates of service (i.e., a “From” and “Through” date span on the claim), the “Through” date on...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 25, 2010 | Medicare & Reimbursement, PECOS
NOTE: The date has been changed to July 5, 2011 has been delayed indefinitely. ************************************************************************************ Many managers have told me they know their providers are in PECOS but they’re not on the list OR...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 11, 2010 | Day-to-Day Operations, Leadership
Note: I am republishing this to my email subscribers because none of the links worked the first time around. I’ve fixed everything now – so sorry for the error – must have been healthcare fatigue!...
