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A practice that follows the rules for incident-to billing can expect 100% of reimbursement for a non-physician practitioner’s (NPP) services reported under a physician’s provider number, rather than 85% billed under the NPP’s ID. A practice that breaks the rules for incident-to billing can expect trouble.
A conviction for health care fraud isn’t the only criminal penalty that awaits someone involved in Medicare fraud. Theft of government property is another possibility, a recent Department of Justice (DOJ) press release reveals.
In our current issue of Part B News we review ways in which your practice can insulate itself from liability if one of your providers is charged with crimes relating to opioid prescribing. Here with some extra analysis is Constance Endelicato, partner with Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP in Los Angeles and a specialist in professional liability claims. 

We asked Rob McDonald, vice president of product management for data privacy technology provider Virtru in Washington, D.C., for advice on mobile device security for the medical practice. He gave us this checklist.

Quick quiz: Which of the following members of your practice should subscribe to your Medicare administrative carrier’s (MAC) Medicare enewsletter?

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