Throw Back Thursday Topic: 2014 EFT and ERA Mandates
January 1 came and went and I did see many of my contacts in the billing world have access to many more ERAs and EFT reimbursements. When I saw a recent article titled “Physicians Losing Money by Not Utilizing Electronic Transactions” published by Medscape Multispecialty online magazine I had to check it out. It provided some very interesting report data …
ICD-10 Conversion is Not Pin the Tail on the Donkey
Converting your familiar, comfortable ICD-9 codes to ICD-10 shouldn’t be and can’t be like pinning that tail on the donkey. Being only close to the right spot might still negatively impact your revenue. You need to be spot on. To read more visit our Biller's Blog.
Throw Back Thursday Topic: 2014 EFT and ERA Mandates
Almost one year ago on 10/8/2013, I published an article titled “Did You Know about the ACA EFT and ERA Mandates”. When I found myself surprised at some of the payer rules going into effect on January 1, 2014, I was compelled to share that news. The policies I was most pleased to hear about were the requirements of payers …
ICD-10 Conversion is Not Pin the Tail on the Donkey
Do you remember that beloved children’s party game Pin the Tail on the Donkey? Since I have no children, I have no idea if that game is even played anymore, but I played it. It was fun and silly with very few rules. All that it entailed (pun intended) was donning a blindfold, getting spun around and then staggering around …
Do Your Part to Stomp Out Medicare Fraud and Abuse
As taxpayers, we can feel the financial impact when billions of dollars of our hard earned money is paid to entities that have inappropriately billed services to the Medicare Fee-for-Service program. Americans frequently hear about the deficit, budget shortages and the tenuous future of Social Security. Fraudulent billing just compounds this situation. In an effort to increase awareness and provide …
