Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement

Plus: Tighten up your HIPAA policies -- new bill gives government more resources to monitor privacyT B UPDATE The stimulus bill that's gotten so much press recently isn't just there to help failing banks and homeowners. The bill offers potentially huge paydays for medical practices. The bill, known as the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009," proposes $787 billion in investments that will fund everything from urban development to clean energy. But the big news for medical practices across the country is that over $25 billion will go toward healthcare initiatives. "We have done more in 30 days to advance the cause of health care reform than this country has done in an entire decade," President Barack Obama said during a Feb. 17 speech. Best: The stimulus bill will offer annual bonuses for five years to physicians who participate in the federal healthcare programs (such as Medicare) that use meaningful [...]