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01/31/2014

One way to know you have compliance problem is if your providers are billing Medicare for initial or subsequent annual wellness visits (AWVs) but the documentation you see closely resembles that of a preventive physical exam. Those claims won’t stand up to auditor scrutiny, experts tell Part B News.

01/31/2014

Physicians have discretion when it comes to the components used to document an annual preventive visit, but no such discretion exists for the annual wellness visit (AWV).

01/31/2014
Be prepared to deal with patients’ problems caused by bad medical devices with a protocol that follows recommended guidelines and keeps patients informed.
01/31/2014

Contractors are warning providers about signatures on claims and other required record submissions — which means the rate of sloppy or missing signatures is high, experts believe.

01/31/2014

A CMS proposed rule to require certain types of health care providers to have emergency preparedness plans with specific components doesn’t include physician practices, but you can expect your providers to be called on if the rule is ultimately finalized.

01/31/2014

Need expert answers to your most pressing physician practice questions? Part B News will find them for you.

01/31/2014

Health care, hospital fraud news worth noticing.

01/31/2014

Many specialties that bill annual wellness visits (AWVs) most often see higher denial rates when they also bill a separate significant E/M service with modifier 25.

01/27/2014
The amount of money your practice — or individual providers in your practice — was paid by Medicare could become public knowledge now that CMS has said it will consider the release of individual provider payment information.
01/27/2014
Save your practice time and money by insisting on receiving payments electronically from all payers.

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