The state of Utah executed an agreement under Section of the Social Security Act that exempted full-time students from FICA taxes. This agreement was later modified to include part-time students.... Read More >
Here s an interesting question May a locum tenens doctor fill in for a deceased doctor? Answer per Part B News https pbn.decisionhealth.com No. You may not report services with... Read More >
Retirement Planning You were young and you just started your career a couple of years ago. You still have many years of work ahead of you. But then, someone talked... Read More >
Courtesy of Healthcare Compliance Pros According to the CMS announcement, it is not too late to participate in the first year the transition year of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System... Read More >
nbsp Modifier AI is used to identify the principal physician of record. It is an informational modifier. Appropriate Use To identify admitting or attending physician who oversees the patient s... Read More >
Odds are, you or someone you know were impacted by the Equifax data breach. The breach, which is estimated to have impacted million Americans nearly half the US population is... Read More >
Register for Medicare Learning Network events. On September , , CMS made the Annual Quality and Resource Use Reports QRURs available to all group practices and solo practitioners nationwide. This... Read More >
During an employment tax audit of an S corporation, the IRS determined that wages paid to the taxpayer s corporate officer were unreasonably low, and recharacterized portions of distributions as... Read More >
The Centers for Medicare amp Medicaid Services CMS gave the public its first look at the newly designed Medicare card. The new Medicare card contains a unique, randomly-assigned number that... Read More >
The Physician Quality Reporting System PQRS Feedback Reports and Annual Quality and Resource Use Reports QRURs are now available PQRS Feedback Reports provide program results for , including if you... Read More >
nbsp Accuracy matters I recently saw where Novitas Medicare Intermediary receives nearly . million requests from Part B providers each year to correct minor errors or omissions of claim-specific information,... Read More >
The Centers for Medicare amp Medicaid Services CMS will soon begin distributing letters to Physician Quality Reporting System PQRS individual eligible professionals EPs , EPs providing services at a Critical... Read More >
A -year-old Texas man was sentenced to months in prison Wednesday for hacking into the servers of a medical clinic where he lost his information technology job and buying merchandise... Read More >
nbsp What does the physician bill when admitting a patient as an inpatient from observation? Medicare payment for the initial hospital visit includes all services provided to the patient on... Read More >
From Becker s Hospital Review Physician practice consolidation evades federal agencies attempts to address antitrust concerns because it occurs largely through small acquisitions or individual hires, according to a study... Read More >
A husband and wife owned a C corporation that provided ultrasound services to medical offices and clinics throughout southern Colorado. For the years at issue, the corporation calculated its tax... Read More >
nbsp Explanation of Medicare Benefits Message Description Resolution Non-covered charge. Prior to performing or billing a service, ensure that the service is covered under Medicare. Please refer to the Centers... Read More >
nbsp From Physician News Digest Torrential rains flood a city and force a hospital to evacuate all patients and shut down for a week. An internist cannot get to her... Read More >
From FierceHealthcare www.fiercehealthcare.com Staff at physician practices could benefit from a little more customer service training, leaders say. The Medical Group Management Association polled practice leaders and nearly half said... Read More >
Before you send your child off to college, there are two legal documents that you need to make sure they sign. They are . a Medical Power of Attorney, and... Read More >
Stark Compliance CMS Annual CPT HPCCS Rule Update CMS maintains and annually updates a List of Current Procedural Terminology CPT Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System HCPCS Codes Code List ,... Read More >
With cyber-attacks and data breach incidents growing in frequency, it is critical to ensure that your medical practice has taken all reasonable measures to protect you hackers. Consider the following... Read More >
Accurate Reporting of Drug Units for HCPCS Billing Ensure that units of drugs or biologicals administered to patients are accurately reported in dosage units specified in the Healthcare Common Procedure... Read More >
Revenue cycle management is a fifty-cent phrase for making sure your medical practice is paid for the care it provides. One obstacle to getting paid is claim denials. Practices can... Read More >
Do any of you remember fondly the days of the handwritten appointment book, with the patient s name, phone number and brief description of the reason for the visit penciled... 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 >
The Internal Revenue Service is encouraging taxpayers to consider checking their tax withholding, keeping in mind several factors that could affect potential refunds or taxes they may owe in .... Read More >
nbsp An Advance Beneficiary Notice ABN , Form CMS-R- , is a written notice which a physician, provider, or supplier gives to a Medicare beneficiary before items or services are... Read More >
Collect patient due amounts before and during the service Patient due balances account for of receivables in many physician offices, and the proportion of patient due balances is growing as... Read More >
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS , Office for Civil Rights OCR today launched a revised web tool that puts important information into the hands of individuals,... Read More >
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