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06/20/2016
Fewer than six weeks after CMS announced a sweeping change in drug wastage billing rules and modifier JW, the agency postponed the change from July 1 to Jan. 1.
06/20/2016

Negative online reviews of your practice can be frustrating, but please, refrain from going into the forums like Yelp and Vitals and addressing them yourself. Instead, counter with a flood of good -- and genuine -- reviews.

06/20/2016
Get up to speed on the latest code bundles that impact casting, lung-cancer screening and vision screening services, among hundreds of others. The latest Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits contained in the version 22.2 update go into effect July 1.
06/20/2016
The Correct Coding Initiative version 22.2 quarterly edits bundle more than 1,100 codes. FInd the totals per series.
06/20/2016
by: Maureen West McCarthy, CPA
With increasing out-of-pocket patient financial responsibility and the increasing number of high deductible health plans (HDHPs), medical practices are experiencing cash flow shortages.
06/20/2016
Question: What’s the best way to put phone calls that count toward chronic care management (CCM) or transitional care management (TCM) into the electronic health record (EHR)?
06/20/2016
Providers saw modest improvement in denial rates for common casting codes in the 29000 series, yet denials still account for millions in lost reimbursement.
06/20/2016
Last year’s budget agreement increased the penalty amounts that can be imposed for civil monetary penalties, including those imposed for False Claims Act violations.

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