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Breaking news: Proposals step around pay cut, offer payment for chronic care management

07/10/2013

First, the bad news – CMS stepped around giving a specific proposed cut to the fee schedule but noted that its most recent estimates suggest you are facing a 24.4% cut to fees next year unless Congress changes the physician payment formula. The agency does propose changes to quality reporting under both the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) and electronic health record (EHR) incentive programs as part of its proposed fee schedule for 2014, released late July 8.

Streamline TCM coding to earn as much as $90 more for care coordination

07/03/2013

by: Jennifer Clampet

Take advantage of new revenue opportunities for transitional care management (TCM) (99495 and 99496) by creating a streamlined process for accurately documenting and coding the required services.

TCM workflow checklist

07/03/2013

by: Jennifer Clampet

Create a workflow process to keep track of your transitional care management (TCM) services to avoid claim denials and capture new revenue.

Repeat ICD-10 training to offset productivity loss during switch to new code set

07/03/2013

by: Jennifer Clampet

Start preparing now with training and plans to address ICD-10’s expected negative impact on productivity for billing staff, coders and even physicians — all of which can drag down your practice’s bottom line.

MACs, auditors crack down on signature requirements for ordered DME, tests

07/03/2013

by: Scott Kraft

Now’s the time to make sure physician orders for things such as durable medical equipment (DME) and diagnostic tests are accompanied by a doctor’s signature. Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) and auditors are taking a hard look at claims involving physician orders.

Watch rates, train staff to make credit card on file program work

07/03/2013

by: Roy Edroso

If you’ve decided to transition your practice to a credit card on file (CCOF) patient payment system, do some serious shopping for the technical components and make sure you staff is thoroughly trained.

Sample Q-and-A for credit card on file (CCOF) program

07/03/2013

Use these questions and answers to prepare staff to field questions about a new credit card on file (CCOF) program. Staff training is key to the program’s acceptance by patients and success for your practice.

Benchmark: Some practices have no financial backup plans for ICD-10 issues

07/03/2013

More than a third of practices have no backup plans to protect their businesses in case of cash-flow disruptions during the 2014 ICD-10 coding transition, according to a recent Part B News survey of 100 responden

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