MACRA focuses on the quality of services rather than the number of services provided by your practice. Your Medicare revenue can see a reduction of up to or an increase... Read More >
For patients and their families killed or maimed by medical errors, Crisp s experience in which doctors clam up and hospitals deny wrongdoing and aggressively defend their care remains standard... Read More >
Physicians and non-physician practitioners must use the revised CMS- R Reassignment of Benefits application beginning January , . Per the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid, Medicare Administrative Contractors can no... Read More >
CMS has created a number of new, self-paced educational videos that are now available on YouTube Go.cms.gov QPPvideos and the CMS Events page. These videos help to explain aspects of... Read More >
January , December , is the first official participation year for the new Medicare payment system. is considered a transition year by Medicare. Click here for instructions on how to... Read More >
Managers are often excellent workers promoted from the ranks they may know how to do the job, but they may not know how to manage. Managers, just like other staff... Read More >
The Internal Revenue Service today encouraged taxpayers to take advantage of the online tools and resources available on IRS.gov as the IRS expects heavy call volume during the last two... Read More >
In case you missed it, the HHS Office for Civil Rights OCR and Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology ONC released last year a downloadable Security Risk... Read More >
Many physicians assume that attempting to negotiate a health plan contract is hopeless but that is a myth. Practices have been successful in negotiation attempts, winning both payment and term... Read More >
Taxpayers who have not yet received their income tax refunds can use Where s My Refund? app to check the status. Find it on IRS.gov or the free IRS mobile... Read More >
A Texas federal judge has refused to throw out the majority of a suit brought by two Cigna units accusing ambulatory surgical centers of violating the Employee Retirement Income Security... Read More >
When a practice s medical billing staff or service fails to accurately claim all the revenue the practice has earned for example, by under-coding to save time or neglecting to... Read More >
ACO success requires organizations to position, empower and support their physicians to drive the fundamental clinical and operational changes necessary for sustainable performance gains. Building physician leadership capability at all... Read More >
To be a true innovating physician entrepreneur means you must be in a constant state of awareness. No one can survive without focusing in their own way on what matters... Read More >
Does your practice have a written patient payment policy that clearly states patient payment options and the consequences of not paying? Do you enforce your policy, or do you tend... Read More >
Common Scams Posing as the IRS Scams continue to use the IRS as a lure. These tax scams take many different forms. The most common scams are phone calls and... Read More >
Although you may excel in your specialty, referrals from other physicians are not something you can take for granted. You still have to work at being at the top of... Read More >
nbsp The False Claims Act, U.S.C. , et seq. FCA continued to be a significant focus of government and whistleblower activity in . This Year in Review highlights several key... Read More >
We all know that data is important, and we need to back it up. Whether a hard disk stops working, or your network has been invaded by ransomware , having... Read More >
I ve written on a few occasions regarding people management because I feel strongly that a supervisor s approach to their staff relationships makes all the difference in their employees... Read More >
The Tax Court held that a doctor was correct in recategorizing income from nonpassive to passive and the IRS could not regroup the doctor s plastic surgery activity with his... Read More >
From accountingtoday.com The Internal Revenue Service, along with state tax authorities and the tax preparation industry, are cautioning businesses to beware of an email phishing scam using a corporate officer... Read More >
Scammers are always looking for new twists on common scams, especially when it comes to phishing emails. These emails are meant to trick you into clicking a link and either... Read More >
The Office of Civil Rights has issued a new FAQ clarifying that the HIPAA Privacy Rule permits disclosures to loved ones regardless of whether they are recognized as relatives under... Read More >
Inputting incorrect information for the provider name, address, etc Inputting incorrect information about the patient name, sex, date of birth, insurance info., etc Using too little or many digits for... Read More >
A new Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter Volume , Issue Educational Tool is available. Learn about How to avoid common billing errors and other erroneous activities How to address and... Read More >
When physicians close or sell a practice, some of their employees may be upset about losing their jobs and may wish to leave as soon as possible. Because it is... Read More >
If you submitted data to Medicare s Physician Quality Reporting System PQRS for the program year, now is the time to review your quality reports. Unfortunately the deadline to appeal... Read More >
Medicare is reminding healthcare providers that it will not pay duplicate claims for the same service encounter. Medicare and other payers for that matter will pay the first claim that... Read More >
You should always keep a copy of your tax return. It is even more important for , as the Internal Revenue Service moves to strengthen its e-signature validation process. You... Read More >
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