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Turn Credit Balances Into Revenue Opportunities

Resolving credit balances can bring your organization out of the red and into the green. 6-Step Checklist to Recover Revenue Adjustments are correct Patient cost-sharing amounts are correct No duplicate payment postings Payments went to correct payers No charge entry errors Corrected claims are accounted for You  may have encountered this situation: Your boss assigns […]

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Earn Improvement Activity Credit for MIPS Year 2

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is conducting the 2018 Burdens Associated with Reporting Quality Measures Study. Clinicians and groups who are eligible for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) that participate successfully in the study will receive full credit for the 2018 Improvement Activities performance category. Time is of the Essence The […]
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Absent/Removed organs: do we credit bullets in the Physical Exam?

Hi everyone,

I need a CMS, AMA or other official reference source for the above question. I found an article in the Supercoder website stating: "If your physician examines a patient who has had an organ removed, you can still count that organ toward the physical exam or review of systems (ROS) in scoring the evaluation and management level, say experts." I’m looking for support on this policy.

I would appreciate if someone could provide a reference for crediting physical exam bullets for absent organs.

Thank you.

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Beware Virtual Credit Card Payments

In recent years, insurance payers have been turning to “virtual credit cards” to reimburse medical claims. For providers, these payments may not be such a good deal, however, and often come with hidden fees (imposed by the credit card company) that may reduce the value of the payments by as much as 5 percent. The […]
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