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CMS to begin denials May 1 when ordering doc isn’t enrolled in Medicare

04/11/2013

Providers of Part B services such as lab tests, imaging and durable medical equipment (DME) risk denials May 1 if the ordering providers for these services aren’t enrolled with Medicare and eligible to make the orders under Medicare rules.

You now must keep ordering and referring physicians’ documentation for 7 years

04/11/2013

by: Laura Evans

If you order or provide supplies and services such as durable medical equipment (DME), lab tests, imaging or home health, you now must keep documentation of the orders in the patient’s record for at least seven years, according to a CMS transmittal.

Making sense of the salary numbers

04/11/2013

by: Lauren C. Williams

Here are stats for two practice managers in different parts of the country. Compare them, and your own, with the averages reported and graphed from the survey.

Benchmark: Experience, practice size determine practice manager pay

04/11/2013

by: Lauren C. Williams

Salaries for practice managers — including those who identify as business office and office mangers — range from just more than $45,000 to more than $100,000 a year. But when it comes to practice size, larger practices pay their managers more.

3 ways to save money on next year’s taxes with overlooked credits

04/09/2013

by: Karen Long

Go after often-overlooked tax credits and exemptions that are “low-hanging fruit” and save your practice or yourself hundreds if not thousands of dollars, advises Mark Estroff, CPA, principal at PYA GatesMoore in Atlanta.

Watch your Part B claims when hospital shifts its place of service

04/08/2013

by: Scott Kraft

A policy shift that liberalizes the rules for when hospitals can shift their billing from Part A to Part B has the potential to impact payments you may receive for related services, though experts believe Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) won’t look that deeply when claims shift.

Leading ICD-10 prep, incentive program participation earns coders higher raises

04/04/2013

by: Lauren C. Williams

In our second story in a series analyzing the results of Part B News’ Salary Survey, we address coders' and coding managers' salaries and benefits.

2% payment cuts start for claims with dates of service on or after April 1

04/04/2013

by: Karen Long and Laura Evans

With no movement from Congress to avert 2% Medicare reimbursement cuts required by sequestration, expect your Medicare revenue to drop for claims with dates of service starting April 1.

Sequestration timeline

04/04/2013

by: Karen Long

Track key sequestration dates with this timeline.

PBN Salary Survey: Big practices don’t guarantee higher pay

04/04/2013

by: Lauren C. Williams

As a part of the Part B News Salary Survey coverage, these graphs represent how coders’ and coding managers’ salaries are affected by practice size and type of job duties.

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