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Setting up patient and her nurse for home care? Nice, but you can’t charge

12/14/2015

The patient supplied the meds and the nurse, who is not affiliated with us, performed vitals and monitored for potential reactions. Our provider checked on the patient a few times and supervised the overall visit. How do we bill?

Judge dismisses FTC’s case against LabMD.

12/14/2015

An administrative law judge has tossed the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) lawsuit against LabMD stemming from a data breach that caused patient files to be found on a peer-to-peer network on the Internet.

CMS issues RFPs for new recovery auditor contracts.

12/14/2015

CMS has released its request for proposal (RFP) for new recovery auditor contracts.

Senate passes cyber bill; chambers to reconcile.

12/14/2015

The Senate has passed the Cyber Security Information Sharing Act (CISA), which enhances the sharing of information about cyber threats from the government to industry as well as among health care organizations and other entities.

Survey: Multispecialty practices’ cash flow hardest hit in ICD-10 transition

12/14/2015

by: Roy Edroso

Many practices have reported a smooth transition to ICD-10 with only a little bit of an overtime hangover. But a surprising percentage of the 202 respondents to Part B News’ recent ICD-10 aftermath survey reported cash-flow problems in the first days afterward.

Correction

12/14/2015

Re: “Case study: Lay the groundwork for a successful medical home transition” from our Nov. 23 issue.

PBN survey shows ICD-10 adds hours to coding, billing; time for more classes?

12/07/2015

by: Roy Edroso

Though you’re probably tired of ICD-10 training by now, you should consider at least some post-transition brushing-up for your practice, results from a Part B News survey suggest. The issue isn’t so much accuracy as extra time spent on claims.

Ready for 2016 code changes to secure proper billing process

12/07/2015

by: Richard Scott

Pay attention to new codes and updated guidance on common services in 2016 so you’re prepared to meet revamped billing and payment opportunities — whether you’re in primary care or a specialty practice.

New deadline and 6 tips to contest PQRS, VBM pay cuts

12/07/2015

by: Julia Kyles, CPC-A

Good news for providers who didn’t make the Nov. 23 deadline to file an informal review request: You now have until Dec. 16 to file.

The Stark Reality: Watch out for ‘cleaned up’ accounts and crazy collections

12/07/2015

by: Stark Medical Audit and Consulting

Four auditing case studies provide insight on howt you can optimize your practice's billing and account receivable operations.

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