Monthly Archives: August 2010

HITECH Compliance & Implementation Tips Happy Hour

If you are a health care provider or health care attorney would you like to learn the highlights of HITECH HIPAA Compliance and hear some cost effective ways to implement a plan to protect your business? Join on October 27 for a HIPAA HITECH Happy Hour and be eligible for door prize give-aways including a WatchGuard Firewall and Consulting Certificates. Continue reading

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Date of Death Audits for DME & Inpatient Facilities

Date of Death Audit for overpayments has been approved by CMS for Recovery Audit Contractors to begin. Does your billing staff work the denials or just resubmit the claim? Did you know just resubmitting the claims repeatedly for “date after the patients date of death” can cause a fraud audit? Do you have a financial reserve? Read more to be proactive. http://wp.me/pyziu-2K Continue reading

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15 Minute Thoughts: NP and PA Visits: Can the non-physician provider be billed under the physician?

Do you have non-physician providers in your office? Do they have their own provider numbers? Do you hold the billing waiting for a provider number? Do you ever bill the visit under the physician when the non-physician provider performed the service? Join us for a brief discussion this Wednesday. Continue reading

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