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06/24/2013

Don’t be alarmed if you don’t see remittance advice remark code N365 (This procedure code is not payable; it is for reporting/informational purposes only) on your explanation of benefits when attempting to qualify for Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) bonuses, according to a QualityNet statement.

 
06/24/2013

Practices that have reported functional G-codes for therapy patients during a testing phase will not have to restart functional reporting for those patients on the first date of service on or after July 1, CMS says in an email to Part B News.http://pbn.decisionhealth.com/Articles/Detail.aspx?id=515689

 
06/24/2013
Your doctors’ time spent on administrative tasks such as filling out patient forms deserves to be compensated – especially with all of the payment challenges you face. But be judicious when you decide to charge patients for forms that need to be filled out by the physician to keep a good relationship with your patients.
06/24/2013
Use pre-formatted exam forms to beef up physician documentation and improve chart legibility to prevent Medicare denials of 9930799310 (Subsequent nursing facility care).
 
06/24/2013
Want to plug your patients into email and text messaging but are worried about privacy? Your best bet to avoid HIPAA violations may be to adopt the most restrictive standards for using them – or not use them at all.
06/24/2013

The denial rates for all but one of the subsequent nursing facility visit codes (9930799310) saw increases from 2010 to 2011, the latest Medicare data available.

 

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