Texas judge blocks new overtime pay law
nbsp A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday blocked a U.S. Department of Labor rule that extends overtime pay to roughly million workers nationwide. The rule had been scheduled to... Read More >
A few patient collection mistakes
It always starts with the collection of insufficient or inaccurate financial data. This is an ongoing complaint from the billing and collections department. I hear everything from the schedulers didn... Read More >
Medicare compliance tools
False Claims Act Watch a brief video on the False Claims Act to help you understand and comply with this law. False claims are not claims with innocent billing mistakes.... Read More >
Kusserow on Compliance: Guarding against mobile device breaches: Tips from an expert
Camella Boateng, an expert on HIPAA makes the point that Most HIPAA breaches involve mobile devices. Such breaches dominate the under patient breaches, which has masked the true number of... Read More >
How to Use Social Media to Benefit Your Medical Practice
Thinking it s time to embrace social media? You re right As more patients turn their attention online, never before has it been more important for you to be involved... Read More >
Accelerated Filing Deadline for Forms W-2 & 1099-MISC
New January Deadline for W- and -MISC Forms In case you haven t heard, employers and small businesses have a new filing deadline for Form W- reporting wages and -MISC... Read More >
Things to consider when a physician enters in to a Medical Directorship contract
In a search for more dollars many physicians, especially clients of mine, have entered in to a Medical Directorship arrangement with a hospital. After reading about and researching this area... Read More >
Gold vs. Platinum: Which Do Your Employees Give Patients?
Have you ever had that a-ha moment when you come across an old document? Those oldies, but goodies that you ve forgotten about years ago ? That is the feeling... Read More >
The Difference between Expecting Referrals & Inducing Them
From Norm Tabler at Faegre Baker Daniels law firm A new Fifth Circuit opinion explains the difference between offering a benefit in order to induce a Medicare referral and offering... Read More >
Don’t forget your discount from Greenbranch Publishing
Don t forget Greenbranch Publishing s discount for my readers. Find a book and at checkout enter promotional code TINSLEY for a discount. Here is a sample of the book... Read More >
CMS Finalizes Hospital OPPS Changes
On November , CMS finalized updated payment rates and policy changes in the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System OPPS and Ambulatory Surgical Center ASC Payment System for CY . CMS... Read More >
Mistakes Causing Claim Denials
Claims with Missing Information If your staffers leave certain encounter data out of a claim, it could come back to haunt you in the form of an insurance denial. Make... Read More >
Ideas for Setting Up a Referral Network for Your Physician Medical Practice
A strong referral network can be a huge advantage for your practice and a source of new patient volume. What are the keys to getting a solid referral structure in... Read More >
Hiring a new physician practice employee – Should you get a credit check?
When considering a new hire for your medical practice, learning as much as you can about the candidate s background before moving ahead is critical. After all, embezzlement and other... Read More >
Physicians with domestic employees – Nanny Tax remains the same for 2017
For , the Social Security Administration SSA has announced that cash wages paid by an employer for domestic service in the employer s private household is subject to FICA tax... Read More >
CMS announces additional opportunities for clinicians to join innovative care approaches under the Quality Payment Program
The Centers for Medicare amp Medicaid Services CMS announced new opportunities for clinicians to join Advanced Alternative Payment Models APMs developed by the CMS Innovation Center to improve care and... Read More >
Model Notices of Privacy Practices
The HIPAA Privacy Rule requires health plans and covered health care providers to develop and distribute a notice that provides a clear, user friendly explanation of individuals rights with respect... Read More >
Social Security Wage Base Rises to $127,200 in 2017
About million workers will pay more Social Security taxes in , because the wage base for that tax will rise to , from this year s , . The maximum... Read More >
New Guidance on HIPAA and the FTC Act
Does your organization collect and share consumer health information? When it comes to privacy, you ve probably thought about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HIPAA . But according... Read More >
What To Know About CMS Medicare Physician Payment Reform
On Oct. , the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the highly anticipated final rule implementing the Medicare physician payment reforms enacted as part of the Medicare Access and... Read More >
How to Stay Profitable as an Independent Practice
It s harder and harder than ever for practices to stay independent in the post-ACA era of health insurance. Physicians Practice and KeyBank have teamed up to help guide you... Read More >
Upcoming CMS webinar on new Medicare Quality Payment Program
The Centers for Medicare amp Medicaid Services CMS is holding a webinar on October at PM ET, on the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of MACRA final rule with... Read More >
Physicians Service Agreements Will Not Result in Private Business Use of Bonds
Private Letter Ruling Physicians service agreements entered in connection with staffing medical facility owned by exempt organization that is funded with state bond proceeds do not result in private business... Read More >
CMS Finalizes the New Medicare Quality Payment Program
On October , HHS finalized its policy implementing the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System MIPS and the Advanced Alternative Payment Model APM incentive payment provisions in the Medicare Access and CHIP... Read More >
Reporting Fraud to the Office of the Inspector General
Do you suspect someone is submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare? Watch a brief video on How to Report Fraud to the OIG and learn how you can report these activities... Read More >
The Wall Street Journal: Employers Shift Higher Health-Care Costs To Workers
Open enrollment season is under way, and when workers get their health-plan information, many of them can expect higher out-of-pocket costs. As employers cope with rising health costs, some are... Read More >
Miscellaneous EHR announcements from Medicare
New EHR Contract Guide and Health IT Playbook HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology ONC released two tools to help health care providers get the most... Read More >
$750,000 settlement highlights the need for HIPAA business associate agreements
Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic, P.A. of North Carolina Raleigh Orthopaedic agreed to settle charges that it potentially violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules... Read More >
Healthcare Providers Must Post A Nondiscrimination Notice by Oct. 16
From the McGuireWoods law firm By October , , healthcare providers and other covered entities must publish and disseminate nondiscrimination notices, including disclosures that they provide language assistance services for... Read More >
Good Strategy, Bad Strategy
Sometimes we read books, articles or opinions that give us insight into the things we are doing right, the things we could be doing better and the ways we can... Read More >
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