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As more patients get their records, tailor notes to make them user-friendly

06/10/2019

New evidence strongly suggests that access to patient records improves patient treatment — which is your cue to take action and get your patients to not only access those records but also put them to good use.

Avoid a costly incident: 4 tips to thwart incident-to billing mistakes

06/10/2019

by: Richard Scott

Consider a recent investigation from the OIG a cautionary tale about a slice of Medicare billing — incident to — that often proves challenging for physician practices.

Proposed rule would affect required language services, trans treatment

06/10/2019

by: Roy Edroso

A new proposed rule from HHS and its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reduces providers’ reporting burden on language accommodations for non-English-speaking patients — and seems to strip transgender patients of the protections afforded them by a previous rule.

Watch your remittance advice codes for MIPS payment gains, losses

06/10/2019

by: Richard Scott

Now that payment adjustments are in full swing under the federal Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), you are likely to see new remittance advice remark codes (RARCs) on your Medicare claims. Paying attention to the remark codes means you can start keeping stock of your MIPS-related winnings and losses.

Health records access increases — but poorer, less educated patients lag

06/10/2019

by: Roy Edroso

As mentioned in our patient records story, there’s been a slow, steady climb in U.S. patients’ willingness to access their medical records. But the climb has been slower for some groups than others.

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