Practice Management Alert

Reader Questions:

When Dealing with No-Shows, Look to the Funding Rather Than the Label

Question: Our practice sometimes sees patients as part of an agreement with our county’s department of health. I know we cannot bill Medicaid, for example, for no-show patients, but can we pursue a fee for a no-show in this situation? AAPC Forum Participant Answer: Since county and state health departments are funded by a mix of county, state, and federal [...]
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