Practice Management Alert
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Practice Management Alert
- Update Your PECOS File Now to Ensure Payment Later
Hint: You'll need the system's electronic funds transfers in order to get paid. If your [...] - You Be the Billing Expert:
Look Into Options for Handling Late or No Show Patients
Question: We have a few patients who routinely miss appointments or show up late.We'd like [...] - News You Can Use:
Horizon BCBS Modifier Cut May Threaten Your Income
Upcoming policy change will slash your payments by half. Big changes are on the horizon [...] - Weigh Your Options Before Accepting Modifier Cuts
Dropping Horizon BCBS isn't the only way to avoid steep cuts. If your New Jersey [...] - Coding Corner:
Follow 3 Steps on the Path to Paid Cerumen Removal
Medicare won't pay 69210 alone, so here's how to unlock payment. Impacted cerumen removal is [...] - Reader Question:
Face Time Is Essential to Established Patient
Question: Our practice performed a test on a patient who was referred to us by [...] - Reader Question:
Choose E/M Type Based on Admission
Question: A 57-year-old patient reported to our hospital's emergency department (ED) early in the morning [...] - Reader Question:
Start with 36430 for Transfusions
Question: My provider wants to start doing blood transfusions in the office. This is new [...] - Reader Question:
Ease the Pain of Confirming Patient Information
Question: We update important patient information,such as insurance, address, emergency contacts, etc., on a yearly [...] - Payer Updates:
California Lawmaker Sues Anthem BCBS for Claims Violations
Plus, report finds wasteful healthcare spending costs $1.2 trillion. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield [...] - Watch These Affected Modifiers
25 (Significant separately identifiable evaluation and management service by the same physician on the day [...]
