In April of 2003, HIPAA was mandatory of all covered entities. Many of us read the guidelines, tried to interpret them and made our manuals….but have you done anything to keep them updated since then? Is the same manual on your shelf collecting dust? Do you review the guidelines with your staff? Quite a few [...]
Another year to start again or go forward or to renew/reflect! Or we here at Omega are busy with the 5010 format changes! Reflecting….starting again…don’t have time. This new format has us all on the run. Submit the claims, it comes back….this provider wants it one way and the other wants it another….!! And this [...]
The End is Coming! Yes, the end of version 4010 is December 31, 2011 and the commencement of version 5010 begins! Are you ready? Have you checked and tested with your clearing houses and/or payers? With all the hustle and bustle of December upon us this is just another process that must be done in [...]
GETTING READY FOR 5010 There really are benefits for you, the physician, in Version 5010. It all seems like just another way to make the lives of the electronic medical world chaotic. I mean face it, 4010 came around some 10 years ago and we are pretty comfortable with it, right? However, there are some [...]
Medicare as well as most insurance companies requires physicians and/or providers that order services for patients prove medical necessity in documentation. The #1 error related to this requirement is not being able to identify the health care provider that ordered the service, through lack of either documentation or where the signature is illegible. Did you [...]
Freestanding emergency rooms Over the last few years, the laws in Texas have changed for freestanding emergency rooms. Now more and more physicians are opening up these kind of businesses, which is great for all the people who do not want to wait in a regular hospital emergency room! These free standing ER’s are definitely [...]
MEDICARE IMPROVES ACCESS TO PREVENTIVE SERVICES FOR 2011 NEW PHYSICIAN PAYMENT POLICIES EMPHASIZE ROLE OF PRIMARY CARE For Immediate Release: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 Contact: CMS Office of Public Affairs 202-690-6145 MEDICARE IMPROVES ACCESS TO PREVENTIVE SERVICES FOR 2011 NEW PHYSICIAN PAYMENT POLICIES EMPHASIZE ROLE OF PRIMARY CARE The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [...]
