The way the bill looks, and reads, plays a major role in when – and whether – the office gets paid. Here are 12 ways to boost patient payment…
COMPLIANCE
OIG Report: CMS dished out $729.4 million in wrongful EHR incentive payments & we’re going to get that money back
July 28, 2017 by
Wrongful payments of Electronic Health Records (EHR) incentives are at the focus of two of the month’s biggest stories in health care compliance. The first came down on May 31 when the…
YOUR CAREER
Do you have the ‘right stuff’ to be a successful medical office manager?
July 21, 2017 by
As the office manager of a medical practice, you have an opportunity to learn, grow, and make a…
READER TIPS
A 30-day collection agency letter cuts the A/R days in Atlanta office
July 21, 2017 by
A four-physician surgery practice has reduced its receivables significantly with a collection approach that begins when a bill gets to be…
2017 CMS QRDA III
Now available: 2017 CMS QRDA III Implementation Guide for Eligible Clinicians and Eligible Professionals, Schematron, and sample files
July 14, 2017 by
The 2017 CMS QRDA III IG for Eligible Clinicians and EPs provides technical instructions for QRDA III reporting for the following programs…
MACRA
AMA launches campaign to maximize physician success in MACRA
July 14, 2017 by
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) promises to reshape how Medicare pays physicians under the…
BILLINGS AND COLLECTIONS
5 ways for healthcare providers to get ready for new Medicare cards
June 23, 2017 by
Medicare is taking steps to remove Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. Through this initiative the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will prevent…
COMPLIANCE
5 tested ways to make your billing and coding more profitable
June 16, 2017 by
The health of your medical practice depends on good quality coding and billing work. One of the most important roles in the medical office that…
PHYSICIANS IN THE NEWS
Pain clinic agrees to pay $1.78 million to settle whistleblower lawsuit
June 16, 2017 by
Ross Feller Casey, LLP, recently announced that the Atlantic Spine & Joint Institute and its owners, Robert C. McGrath, Sr., D.O., and Robert C. McGrath, Jr., have agreed to pay…
HEALTH CARE REFORM
How to determine your MIPS participation status
May 12, 2017 by
Are you unsure of your participation status in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)…
