Monthly Archives: April 2013
7 Ways to Maintain Patient Interaction in the Age of the EHR
A common criticism of EMR (electronic medical records) use in medical practices is that it causes doctors to become less engaged and impersonal. This causes frustration for all parties – patients and physicians – because doctors didn’t sign up for … Read Full Post
What We’re Reading – How to Market Your Health Care Practice with an Email Newsletter
A great way to keep your patients up-to-date with the ever changing healthcare issues, trends & tips is by generating a newsletter. The fastest and least expensive method for circulating a newsletter is to send it via email; this saves … Read Full Post
CMS is holding some provider payments
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has identified technical issues with certain parts of the April 2013 quarterly systems release. For claims with dates of service or “through dates” on or after April 1, 2013, the issues affect … Read Full Post
What We’re Reading – Four things doctors actually like about ICD-10
As you may already know, the largest complaint about the ICD-10 is that it is “complex and highly specific” with almost three times the number of codes than ICD-9. Although the 10th edition was introduced in 1992 and most developed … Read Full Post
Tips on Ordering and/or Referring Providers
UPDATE ON 4/25/13: CMS announced the delay of PECOS edits that would result in denial of home health claims & Medicare part B claims when the ordering/referring physician is not enrolled in PECOS. CMS will advise the new implementation date … Read Full Post
What We’re Reading – GAO recommends ending CMS bonus payment demonstration
From the GAO.gov website and different healthcare news websites. The Government Accountability Office (GAO), a nonpartisan investigative arm of Congress, recommends that CMS should discontinue its quality bonus program demonstration. The reasons are the budgetary impact, lack of data to … Read Full Post
Personnel Requirements of a Florida Home Health Agency – Part 5
In this last installment of our five-part series on The Personnel Requirements of a Florida Home Health Agency, we will cover the position of home health agency Medical Director. The first and most important point to keep in mind is … Read Full Post
What We’re Reading – CMS Creates New Tip Sheet to Help Specialists Meet Meaningful Use
Navigating through all the information and requirements to meet meaningful use, and to successfully complete the necessary attestation, can be confusing and – at times – complicated for many providers. This tip sheet gives a full introduction of the EHR … Read Full Post
Personnel Requirements of a Florida Home Health Agency – Part 4
So far in our series on the Personnel Requirements of a Florida Home Health Agency, we’ve reviewed the positions of Administrator, Director of Nursing and Supervisory nurse. This week, we will discuss the requirements of the Financial Officer. Another requirement … Read Full Post