New HIPAA Notice of Privacy Practices Begin this Month, Are You Ready?
September 23, 2013 is the date that medical practices and other covered entities must update their Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) to patients in order to be compliant with the HIPAA Omnibus rule enacted in March 2013.
Why outsource your billing processing?
Why outsource your billing processing? By keeping your billing in-house you incur the: Expense of your billing system (the initial investment as well as continuous updates and support costs) Employee salaries, benefits, health insurance, and staff training as well as payroll taxes, workmen’s compensation and liability insurances Computer maintenance Expense of supplies and postage Cost […]
Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction (MPPR) for Selected Therapy Services
Multiple Procedure Payment Reduction (MPPR) for Selected Therapy Services Effective January 1, 2011, Medicare applied an MPPR to the practice expense (PE) payment of selected therapy services paid under the Medicare physician fee schedule or paid at the physician fee schedule rate.1 Previous reductions were 20% for therapy services furnished in office and in other […]
Sequestration Forces 2% Medicare Pay Cut
On March 1, 2013, Congress passed the 2% Medicare Sequestration. This will effect all claims starting April 1, 2013