President Obama Signs the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014
On April 1, 2014, President Obama signed into law the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014. This new law...
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BIG NEWS! Senate Voted for ICD 10 Delay
On March 31, 2014, the US Senate voted to approve the bill, H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of...
SRA Tool to help providers with HIPAA compliance
A new Security Risk Assessment (SRA) tool to help guide health care providers in small to medium sized offices conduct...
ICD 10 may be postponed to October 1, 2015
This morning the United States House of Representatives passed House Bill 4302. The bill proposes to extend Medicare’s Sustainable Growth...
Holding Claims for Services Paid Under Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
The 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule stipulated a negative update to the MPFS that was to be...
Phase III ERA EFT: CORE 360 Uniform Use of CARC & RARC Rule
The Implementation of Phase III CORE 360 CARCs and RARCs rule – version 3.0.3 has been for A/B Medicare administrative...
Medicare will only accept the revised CMS-1500 claim form (02/12)
Starting with claims received April 1, 2014, Medicare will only accept professional and supplier paper claims on the revised CMS-1500...
Cigna to apply McKesson ClaimsXten code editing software
On February 17, 2014, Cigna will begin using ClaimsXten™ version 5.02 for professional claims. ClaimsXten is a market-leading, rules-based software...
What to do Now in Preparation for ICD-10 Implementation?
If you have not already done so, here are the steps you need to consider on how to prepare for...
New EHR Attestation Deadline for Eligible Professionals
CMS is extending the deadline for eligible professionals (EPs) to attest to meaningful use for the Medicare Electronic Health Record...
What are the Benefits of ICD-10 Coding System?
The new, up-to-date classification system will provide much better data needed to: • Measure the quality, safety, and efficacy of...
Verifying Patient Coverage in a Health Insurance Marketplace Plan
It is the beginning of the New Year and you’ll be verifying your patient’s insurance status when they show up...