Practice Management Alert
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Practice Management Alert
- Reimbursement Roundup:
Clearly Outline Practice Expectations With No Show Letters and Fees
Check your payer rules before charging your patients. Every practice has the occasional patient who [...] - Red Flags Update:
Get the Scoop on the Latest Red Flags Rule Nuances
Clarification may mean your practice doesn't qualify as a 'creditor.' In a vote that came [...] - Evaluation and Management:
Capture Level 4 and 5 Reimbursement By Honing Your ROS Skills
Ensure you have documentation of each system -- or prepare to bill a lesser service. Level-four [...] - You Be the Billing Expert:
Can You Skip Billing Post-Surgical Care?
Question: Our practice sees several patients who are on limited incomes. Our physician would like [...] - Payer Updates:
CMS Waives Some 2011 Preventive Services Deductibles
Plus, BCBS in Illinois drops mental health pre-approval requirement. If your practice performs certain screening [...] - In other news
If you're a mental health provider in Illinois, your Blue Cross Blue Shield patients have [...] - Reader Questions:
New Year, New Insurance = New Verification
Question: How should I file a claim on a patient who has new coverage but [...] - Reader Questions:
Assign Specific DOS for 88321, 88323, 88325
Question: Our pathology lab performs outside consults on referred slides from other institutions. What date [...] - Reader Questions:
Stick With Correct Code, Even if Non-covered
Question: Our Medicaid carrier included codes 64470-64476 on the 2009 physician fee schedule, but dropped [...]
