by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 24, 2011 | Medicare & Reimbursement
If you are a physician, non-physician practitioner or Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) who supplies imaging services and submits claims for the Technical Component (TC) of Advanced Diagnostic Imaging (ADI) procedures to Medicare contractors (carriers and...
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 | Jul 8, 2010 | Compliance, Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement
For more information on the Medicare accreditation requirement for entities billing the technical component for advanced diagnostic imaging (CT, MRI, PET/Nuclear Medicine) effective January 1, 2012, read my post here....
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 31, 2008 | Medicare & Reimbursement
Sometimes it’s hard to figure out what to pay attention to. There are projects, staffing, budgets, contracts, technology, Medicare cuts and on and on. While I’m trying to pay close attention to this stuff, along comes a program that I should have paid...