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Experts: GOP threats to further delay ICD-10 not likely to be successful

05/11/2015

Don’t get your hopes up if you’ve heard the talk lately from Washington politicians threatening to delay or alter ICD-10. Experts tell us that while anything can happen, ICD-10 is coming, ready or not.

Tighten up documentation as wave of meaningful use audits crests

05/11/2015

by: Roy Edroso

Make an extra effort to document all your meaningful use efforts — especially your security risk analysis — as audits of your compliance are heating up.

Secure PHI-driven marketing with a blanket HIPAA authorization form

05/11/2015

by: Richard Scott

Have your patients complete an authorization form when using their protected health information (PHI) in a marketing capacity — the boundaries of which may be larger than you think — to avoid a HIPAA violation and potentially thousands of dollars in fines.

Know the rules, differences when billing diabetes, medical nutrition therapies

05/11/2015

by: Scott Kraft

Practices are billing diabetes self-management training (DSMT) and medical nutrition therapy (MNT) services at higher rates than ever before, but with the highest denial rates at more than 65%, you run a high risk of losing a large chunk of reimbursement if those services are billed incorrectly.

Latest report on the appeal backlog indicates no solution is yet in sight

05/11/2015

by: Burt Schorr

The latest Senate Finance Committee look at the still-growing backlog of disputed Medicare claims denials showed that Congress is well aware of the problem for providers — and also has divergent opinions about how to fund the hearing magistrates and additional administrative law judges (ALJs) needed to shrink the pending cases.

NP, PA claims skyrocket in 5 years; E/Ms, injections most common

05/11/2015

by: Roy Edroso

The increase in claims attributed to physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) by more than double is noteworthy, especially considering that these providers’ efforts are often hidden in incident-to claims.

HIPAA authorization forms

05/11/2015

by: Richard Scott

Tailor these authorization forms to use in your practice and ensure you’re compliant in your use of protected health information (PHI).

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