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Proposed EEOC rule explains how to run wellness program without violating ADA
05/18/2015
by: Joshua Poltilove and Richard Scott
Make sure your employee wellness program doesn’t offer incentives exceeding 30% of the total cost of employee-only insurance coverage. Otherwise your practice could essentially be making it a requirement to participate and wind up facing a costly lawsuit.
Include BMI in your reporting list for a PQRS measure that’s one and done
05/18/2015
by: Julia Kyles
Practices that are trying to make sure each provider reports the required number and type of quality measures should look to one of the easier measures to report: the body mass index (BMI) measure. But practices that have used this measure should review its guidelines for a few tweaks that could hinder this year’s reporting effort.
 
BMI screening & follow-up plan checklist
05/18/2015
by: Julia Kyles
Use this BMI screening and follow-up checklist to undertand the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) measure specifications.
Use recent HHS active shooter guidance to protect practice, patients
05/18/2015
by: Roy Edroso
HHS’ guidance on preparing your practice for an “active shooter” situation is worth following, for legal protection as well as your patients’ and employees.
GPRO growing as PQRS choice; primary care most likely to enroll
05/18/2015
by: Roy Edroso
The group practice reporting option (GPRO) for the Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) isn’t just for specialists: The eligible professionals (EPs) most likely to participate in GPRO reporting...
Experts: GOP threats to further delay ICD-10 not likely to be successful
05/11/2015
by: Roy Edroso

Don’t get your hopes up if you’ve heard the talk lately from Washington politicians threatening to delay or alter ICD-10. Experts tell us that while anything can happen, ICD-10 is coming, ready or not.

Tighten up documentation as wave of meaningful use audits crests
05/11/2015
by: Roy Edroso

Make an extra effort to document all your meaningful use efforts — especially your security risk analysis — as audits of your compliance are heating up.

Secure PHI-driven marketing with a blanket HIPAA authorization form
05/11/2015
by: Richard Scott

Have your patients complete an authorization form when using their protected health information (PHI) in a marketing capacity — the boundaries of which may be larger than you think — to avoid a HIPAA violation and potentially thousands of dollars in fines.

Know the rules, differences when billing diabetes, medical nutrition therapies
05/11/2015
by: Scott Kraft

Practices are billing diabetes self-management training (DSMT) and medical nutrition therapy (MNT) services at higher rates than ever before, but with the highest denial rates at more than 65%, you run a high risk of losing a large chunk of reimbursement if those services are billed incorrectly.

Know the rules, differences when billing diabetes, medical nutrition therapies
05/11/2015
by: Scott Kraft

Practices are billing diabetes self-management training (DSMT) and medical nutrition therapy (MNT) services at higher rates than ever before, but with the highest denial rates at more than 65%, you run a high risk of losing a large chunk of reimbursement if those services are billed incorrectly.

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