While not a specific physician-related tax case, I can see similarities in the fact pattern should a physician ever want to store medical practice documents in his or her garage.... Read More >
Your patient probably learned a thing or two about you online before stepping into your office. Or, if he or she couldn t find you online, that may have left... Read More >
To avoid getting scammed, everyone should know how the IRS contacts taxpayers. This will help people avoid becoming a victim of scammers who pretend to be from the IRS with... Read More >
Under prior tax law, Sec. plans were designed to offer a tax-advantaged savings tool for higher education costs. In addition to the earnings in the ac count being tax-free if... Read More >
Here are some other ideas to consider Missed chart notes. Sometimes things get busy and healthcare staff cannot keep up on their paperwork. A week goes by, and then a... Read More >
You practice cannot afford to not to identify areas of potential lost revenue. This and future blog posts will explore some areas you may want to take a look at.... Read More >
On July , CMS proposed historic changes that would increase the amount of time that doctors and other clinicians can spend with their patients by reducing the burden of paperwork... Read More >
Since the new tax law increased the estate tax exclusion to million dollars, indexed for inflation, taxable estates will continue to decline. As such, if you do not expect to... Read More >
CMS has posted an additional resource on CMS.gov to help eligible clinicians and groups understand their Merit-based Incentive Payment System MIPS payment adjustment based on their performance. The MIPS Payment... Read More >
nbsp Medicare does not cover items and services that are not reasonable and necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of an illness or injury or to improve the functioning of... Read More >
Each year the National Society of Certified Healthcare Business Consultants surveys its members and compiles a Statistics Report on Medical and Dental Income and Expense Averages. Get a copy of... Read More >
CMS Program Statistics are available, including detailed summary statistics on Medicare populations, utilization, and expenditures, as well as counts for Medicare-certified institutional and non-institutional providers. Tables for calendar years to... Read More >
Are you a victim of these types of employee activities? Payroll and ghost employees Ghost employees are individuals who receive paychecks but do not exist, or exist but are not... Read More >
CMS updated the Quality Payment Program Look-Up Tool with Merit-based Incentive Payment System MIPS eligibility and Qualifying Alternative Payment Model APM Participant QP data. Clinicians, enter your National Provider Identifier... Read More >
At the HCCA Compliance Institute HIPAA Policy and Enforcement Update, it was reported that since September through the end of there were reports filed with the HHS OCR involving breaches... Read More >
The IRS never initiates correspondence via email. Do not click on any links, open or respond to any email that claims to be from the IRS, Install and maintain a... Read More >
A revised Avoiding Medicare Fraud amp Abuse A Roadmap for Physicians Web-Based Training course is available through the Learning Management System Opens in a new window . Learn about Three... Read More >
Your practice is looking for a new medical office receptionist So what are some of the elements I should include in the job description? The job description you decide on... Read More >
The American Health Laywers Association reports that the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General OIG expects investigative recoveries of . billion for the first half of... Read More >
All Medicare Administrative Contractor MAC secure portal Medicare Beneficiary Identifier MBI look-up tools are ready for use. If you don t already have access, sign up for your MAC s... Read More >
When visiting a client s office, I found out the office manager was in the process of hiring a new full-time medical coder and had been tasked with writing job... Read More >
If you submitted Merit-based Incentive Payment System MIPS data through the Quality Payment Program website, you can review your preliminary performance feedback. Please note this is not your MIPS final... Read More >
Patients who are ineligible for benefits that you thought they had are a potential headache for every medical practice. In fact, some experts say it s the most common billing... Read More >
Why is proper documentation important to you and your patients? Find out how it affects items services, claim payment, and medical review in the Provider Minute The Importance of Proper... Read More >
The Antitrust Division at the US Department of Justice DOJ publicly acknowledged once again last week that active criminal investigations involving no-poaching agreements are underway. The most recent statement clarifies... Read More >
Have Accounts Payable, Accounting, Finance or Personnel handle the petty cash box. Keep the key in a location known only to you and perhaps one other employee. Put it where... Read More >
The Office of the Inspector General OIG reports that Medicare is vulnerable to fraud, waste, and abuse for wet Age-related Macular Degeneration wet AMD and cataracts Administration of Lucentis injections... Read More >
A Texas doctor was arrested Monday on charges he led a million health care fraud and money laundering scheme in which he falsely diagnosed patients with degenerative diseases and gave... Read More >
A Office of the Inspector General OIG report noted that providers may not be informing CMS of ownership changes. Providers must update their enrollment information to reflect changes in ownership... Read More >
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