by Mary Pat Whaley | Mar 10, 2013 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations, Medical Coding Education, Medicare & Reimbursement, Medicare This Week
Effective January 1, 2013, Medicare and other payers will pay for two new CPT codes (99495 and 99496) that are used to report physician or qualifying non-physician practitioner transitional care management (TCM) service for patients, following a discharge from a:...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Aug 24, 2011 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Day-to-Day Operations, Finance, Innovation
In a traditional healthcare setting, the revenue cycle begins with the insurance companies who pay the majority of the bill. There are multitudes of payers and each payer can have many plans. How can a healthcare organization catalog this information, keep this...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Aug 2, 2011 | Electronic Medical Records, Medicare & Reimbursement
Today, PhysiciansPractice sponsored a webinar with CMS’s Robert Anthony on the topic of “Meaningful Use Stage 1.” Robert Anthony is a Health Insurance Specialist in the Office of E-Health Standards and Services (OESS) at the Centers for Medicare...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 21, 2011 | Collections, Billing & Coding, Compliance, Day-to-Day Operations, Medicare & Reimbursement
Today’s CMS call reviewed the guidelines for the IPPE (Initial Preventive Physical Exam) and the AWV (Annual Wellness Visit), what they include and how to code for them. What is the IPPE (also called the “Welcome to Medicare Visit”)? The IPPE is a...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 17, 2011 | Electronic Medical Records, Medicare & Reimbursement, PECOS
First the facts on what has taken place so far in the 2011 EHR Incentive Programs. As of June 30th, the total of Medicare EHR Incentive Program payments is over $94 million. As of June 30th, over $166 million has been paid in Medicaid EHR incentives since the program...
