Hiring a new receptionist for your physician office
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 >
Healthcare compliance enforcement is “full steam ahead”
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 >
New Medicare Card: MBI Look-up Tool via MAC
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 >
Base Medical Coder Job Description on These Traits
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 >
MIPS Preliminary Performance Feedback Data Is Available
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 >
Mind This Advice if Eligibility Denials Are All Too Common
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 >
Provider Minute Video: Importance of Proper Documentation
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 >
DOJ Confirms Active ‘No-Poaching’ Criminal Investigations in Healthcare and Other Industries
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 >
How make sure your petty cash is safe
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 >
Ophthalmology Services: Questionable Billing & Improper Payments
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 >
Another doctor gets in trouble with the government – good grief!
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 >
Reporting Changes in Ownership — Reminder
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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How the Employer Credit for Family and Medical Leave Benefits Employers
This post focuses on educating employers about the employer credit for paid family and medical leave created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed last year. Employers may claim... Read More >
Ophthalmologists incorrectly reporting HCPCS codes G9890 and G9891 on Medicare claims
nbsp CMS Medicare recently found that some ophthalmologists are reporting G and G in error for services after , causing claims to deny. These codes were deleted and reissued with... Read More >
Creating a physician office “operations” manual
Businesses of all sizes are constantly trying to streamline operations so they can spend less money while improving productivity. And while it may not always seem like it, your practice... Read More >
Nevada cardiovascular surgical practice agrees to pay $1.5 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations
A Las Vegas-based cardiovascular surgical practice agreed to pay . million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that the organization overbilled federal health care programs including Medicaid and also billed... Read More >
Barton Associates’ recorded webinar on taxes for physician and locum tenens independent contractors
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act contains provisions that may affect how independent contractors pay taxes on income earned in . Watch the Barton Associates webinar recording to review tax... Read More >
The New Medicare Card – Help Your Patients
As mentioned in my prior blog posts, CMS is mailing new Medicare cards with new Medicare numbers to people newly enrolling in Medicare. People who already have Medicare coverage will... Read More >
Hospital Appetite for Physician Practices is Waning
From the Association of Independent Doctors http www.aid-us.org The hospital buying binge may be over, at least when it comes to acquiring physician practices. A new report from the Physicians... Read More >
Updates from the IRS
Identity Theft IRS Clarifies Procedures on Responding to Identity Theft In a recent Fact Sheet, the IRS clarified that in the vast majority of tax-related identity theft cases, there is... Read More >
Reminder that patient Medicare numbers are considered protected health information (HIPAA)
CMS is mailing new Medicare cards with new Medicare numbers known as the Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers MBIs to people newly enrolling in Medicare. People who already have Medicare coverage will... Read More >
Alcohol Misuse Screening and Counseling – Service Opportunity for Family Physicians
About million adults in the United States drink too much. Only one in six adults have talked to a health professional. Alcohol screening and brief counseling has been proven to... Read More >
Does your physician practice employee policy manual address sexual harassment?
If you have a policy manual, does it? As the spotlight continues to grow on workplace sexual harassment, it is more important than ever for medical practices to take the... Read More >
What You Should do When You Need More Time to Pay the IRS
It should be obvious that all taxpayers should file their taxes on time, even if they can t pay what they owe. This saves them from a potential failure-to-file penalty.... Read More >
HIPAA Udpate
According to the American Institute of Healthcare Compliance, the Office for Civil Rights OCR , the government enforcement agency for HIPAA, has received over , HIPAA complaints and has initiated... Read More >
2018 MIPS Eligibility Tool
Use the updated MIPS Participation Lookup Tool to check on your eligibility for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System MIPS . Just enter your National Provider Identifier to find out whether... Read More >
New Employer Credit for Paid Family and Medical Leave
I want to make you aware of a valuable new tax credit made possible by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act TCJA . The credit is available to employers that... Read More >
Extortion Scam Targeting DEA Registrants
DEA is aware that registrants are receiving telephone calls and emails by criminals identifying themselves as DEA employees or other law enforcement personnel. The criminals have masked their telephone number... Read More >
I wonder if money is exiting your physician medical practice
It happens again and again A physician is blind-sided by the discovery that a long-time, trusted employee has had his or her fingers in the practice till for several years,... Read More >
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