MEANINGFUL USE AND EHRS: MORE THAN JUST A BONUS FOR PROVIDERS
Mention the term “meaningful use” to many providers and you are likely to receive a long, agonizing groan in response. Although somewhat hesitant, many providers are, slowly, converting from...
View ArticleMedicare Wellness Visits: One Visit a Year… But 3 codes?
Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, Medicare is (finally) covering yearly preventative, or “wellness,” visits for patients; however, the annual visit is actually separated into three different...
View ArticleCMS Pushing for Accountable Care Organizations
For those internet searching away for information on Accountable Care Organizations and the Medicare Shared Savings Program, please ensure you are reviewing the final rules which were published on...
View ArticleCMS Audit Program Stats
For those interested in reviewing statistics related to the CMS Recovery Audit Program, please check out this page. Here you will find numerous updates to different CMS programs including the Auditing...
View ArticleMoney Up front: ACOs and The Advance Payment Model
Anticipating relatively high start-up costs, the Innovation Center of CMS developed the Advance Payment Model (APM) to complement the Shared Savings Program. The APM is a limited model available to...
View ArticleSandy Makes Proper Vaccination Storage Difficult
First of all, I hope those that experienced Superstorm Sandy are safe and working on returning towards “normalcy.” Personally, I’ve lived in New Jersey for 27 years, and this is by far the worst...
View ArticleMedicare Continues Focus on Technology and Increased Patient Care
While the US healthcare industry awaits action from Congress, a look at the 2013 Medicare Fee Schedule reinforces Medicare’s movement towards more efficient patient care. Review our recent blog posts;...
View ArticleIncreasing Your Practice Revenue in 2013
It goes without saying that practices, in the very least, should review their finances at the conclusion of the year. In addition to simply reviewing the final financial numbers, practices should...
View ArticleHealthcare Salad Dressing
In our world there are certain times when completely opposite things are forced to work together in order to provide a necessary, and usually beneficial, outcome. An example of this is a simple salad...
View ArticleFighting Audits with Audits
The word “audit” usually accompanies thoughts of penalties, stress, and fear; however, a pro-active audit is an effective tool that should be used by all practices. In order to conduct an effective...
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