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06/08/2015
Make sure your physicians provide detailed notes when they supervise residents at the hospital, as sloppy and scanty documentation can lead to contractor challenges — and worse.
06/08/2015
Set up point-of-care alerts within your electronic health record (EHR) to create a seamless reminder for physicians and office staff and gain an income advantage when you increase use and administration rates of available services.
06/08/2015
You may hear more from home health agencies you work with asking for more documentation of face-to-face encounters that certify patients for those services.
06/08/2015
About 88% of claims received during CMS’ second-ever ICD-10 end-to-end testing week, which ran April 27 through May 1, were found acceptable by Medicare contractors, CMS announced June 2.
06/08/2015
If you have to juggle various codes for compound drugs based on the type of drug and carrier requirements, you’ll get a break July 1. That’s when you’ll begin to report Q9977 (Compounded drug, not otherwise classified) for all unclassified compound drugs, according to manual 100-04, Change Request 9167.
06/08/2015
Question: My gynecologist has been using pessaries for years. Just recently, the cost to purchase these went up, and we are now losing money on reimbursements. 
06/08/2015
by: Maureen West McCarthy, CPA
Editor’s note: This is the first installment of a new feature in Part B News. Stay tuned for the Billing Case Files every two months.
06/08/2015
Start with a batch of the most billed codes, add a dose of high denials and you’ve got a potent mix of big dollars — lost or gained.

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