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Vicodin’s new DEA status could impact your NPPs, patients and practice flow
09/22/2014
by: Julia Kyles

Check your state scope of practice if your non-physician practitioners (NPPs) are currently able to write prescriptions for pain medications such as OxyContin to Vicodin and other drugs that contain hydrocodone.

Try reminders, in-house demos to get patients through the portal
09/22/2014
by: Roy Edroso

Having trouble getting patients to access information through your portal? A little creativity might help.

 
Medicare paid high-billing Illinois therapist mostly in error, OIG finds
09/22/2014
by: Laura Evans

Practices got a recent reminder from the government that physical therapy documentation elements that support medical necessity are essential to reimbursement.

Complete form by Oct. 3 to be part of ICD-10 end-to-end testing
09/22/2014

A deadline coming to be part of ICD-10 end-to-end testing, and a big DOJ complaint against a neurosurgeon and a POD.

Practices favor individual claims measures for PQRS reporting
09/22/2014
Almost 250,000 eligible professionals used claims to report individual measures for the physician quality reporting system (PQRS) in 2012, CMS data show.
 
Doctors paid improperly for use of spinal implants, U.S. alleges
09/22/2014

The U.S. Justice Department has filed two False Claims Act complaints against a pair of physician-owned spinal device distributorships, a California neurosurgeon and the owners of spinal implant company Reliance Medical Systems.

EHR rule gives you break on 2014 CEHRT, stage 2 requirements — but only until 2015
09/15/2014
by: Roy Edroso
Electronic health record (EHR) users and experts are glad a new meaningful use final rule gives them a break — though they’d appreciate a bigger one.
Plug cash leaks, speed workflow, reduce errors with charge capture software
09/15/2014
by: Ben Hartman

Use charge capture software to increase revenue by reducing lost claims and speeding up the time between service and reimbursement.

 
Separate billing for follow-up visits on procedures almost never allowed
09/15/2014
by: Roy Edroso

When his ER patients see the physician in his private office for follow-up care, he is billing new patient visits and scopes. Shouldn’t they actually be post-op visits?

Count Holter review as part of E/M if previous provider billed the test
09/15/2014
by: Laura Evans

My provider wishes to bill the interpretation for this (93227). If the other provider has already billed the global test (93224), is our charge for the interpretation payable?

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