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02/02/2015
Here’s a roundup of significant changes expected in April or July to the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS), as explained by David Zetter, president of Zetter Healthcare Management Consultants, Mechanicsburg, Pa.
02/02/2015
Expect to receive reimbursement based on how your patients fare next year as Medicare pushes forward on an ambitious plan to tie up to 85% of its traditional payments to quality or value by the end of 2016.
02/02/2015
Watch the way you bill allergy testing and immunotherapy — as well as audiologic testing, multiple fracture repair and other common services — to secure your rightful reimbursement.
02/02/2015
Put extra tech in place — such as a patch program that covers all your software and a secure mobile gateway that people might actually use — to make sure your electronic health records (EHR) and other health IT doesn’t slip out of compliance and cause HIPAA violations.
02/02/2015
CMS will allow eligible providers to opt out of Medicare but still order and refer services, according to a Jan. 14 announcement from the federal Medicare agency.
02/02/2015
Allergy test code billing is full of pitfalls, and the latest CCI update makes them even trickier (see story).

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