nbsp Fair Market Value, Ancillary Joint Ventures Examined in Physician Services Audio CD SetTwo Audio CDs and Written Materials for Easy, On-the-Go Learning nbsp Recently more than physicians and healthcare... Read More >
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Transition To NPI s Time to transition to NPIs take appropriate precautions for compliance The changeover from legacy numbers to national provider identifiers is expected to make organizations revamp the... Read More >
Switch from UB- to UB- Paper Forms by May , The Centers for Medicare amp Medicaid Services CMS announced that all providers who bill Medicare fiscal intermediaries, including regional home... Read More >
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The IRS announced that for employers using per diems to reimburse employee expenses, the entire reimbursement for business-travel-related meals and incidental expenses is deemed wages paid under a nonaccountable plan... Read More >
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Optimizing Office Hours for New Patient Referrals in Medical Practices Just as other practices identify single-type special visit or clinic time periods, referral practices should have certain office hours specifically... Read More >
IRS has announced that the optional mileage allowance for owned or leased autos including vans, pickups or panel trucks is . for business travel after . That s more than... Read More >
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According to an IRS fact sheet recently posted at http www.irs.gov newsroom article ,,id , .html , overstated adjustments, deductions, etc., account for more than billion in unpaid taxes annually.... Read More >
October , , means only seven months remain until the NPI compliance date. Don t procrastinate getting an NPI is only the first step in preparing for the compliance date.... Read More >
Employee Benefits Pension Plan Limitations The IRS announced cost-of-living adjustments applicable to dollar limitations for pension plans and related amounts for . Some amounts change due to cost-of-living adjustments, while... Read More >
On Social Security Online, Automatic Increases, Employment Coverage Thresholds http http www.ssa.gov OACT COLA CovThresh.html , the Social Security Administration has announced that for , cash remuneration paid by an... Read More >
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How Long Will You Wait for Your Partnership to Take Off? The tradition of promising early partnership to new associates lives on in most specialties. The promises show up in... Read More >
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Physicians experience nominal pay increases primary care physicians on unsustainable course Physicians in primary and specialty care continued to see nominal increases in compensation in , according to the Medical... Read More >
Getting an NPI is free not having one can be costly. http www.cms.hhs.gov apps npi overview.asp Sept. Sept. , Nine-day payment hold on all claims. http www.trailblazerhealth.com notices.asp?action detail id... Read More >
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