Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
Manage the MBI Transition with an Encore Presentation for Medicaid Providers
It's crunch time as most Medicare practices are preparing both patients and staff for the Medicare Beneficiary Identifier and card transition, which goes live in April 2018. But, if you are a Medicaid provider, you may not be up to speed on the transition. In November, CMS offered advice and outreach to state Medicaid officials, providers, and more, and is running another question-and-answer session devoted to Medicaid. "This call will educate State Medicaid Agencies, Medicaid providers, Managed Care Organizations, Medicaid partners, and other Medicaid stakeholders about the change from Social Security Number-based Health Insurance Claim Numbers to new Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers (MBIs)," the agency said in an MLN Connects Jan. 11, 2018 issue. The call is on Tuesday, January 23 from 2 to 3 pm ET, CMS notes in its guidance. For more information on the MBI transition and call registration, visit: www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/FFSProvPartProg/Provider-Partnership-Email-Archive-Items/2018-01-11-eNews.html?DLPage=1&DLEntries=10&DLSort=0&DLSortDir=descending.
Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
- Compliance:
New Medicare Texting Guidance Spells Out Dos and Don'ts
Physician orders should never be sent via text, CMS advises. Texting remains a thorn in [...] - Patient Engagement:
Is Patient-Provider Texting Right for Your Practice?
Texting may improve your practice intake, but make sure it's compliant first. What the healthcare [...] - Medicare Errors:
Back Up Your Claims with Accurate Notes — Or Risk Paybacks
CERT highlights providers' difficulties with compliant documentation. If you bill a substantial part of your [...] - Pocket These Stats and See If Your Service Ranks
Home health and lab services remain high on the improper payment rate spectrum. Claims reviews [...] - Reimbursement:
Review This Top 10 List of MAC Acronyms
Know these top acronyms commonly found in MAC coding and provider resources. CMS utilizes Medicare [...] - Industry Notes:
CMS Offers "Patients Over Paperwork" Update
CMS promised in the fall to cut down administrative burden for providers in its initiative [...] - Industry Notes:
Is Your EHR Edition MACRA-Ready and MIPS-Friendly?
Do you know if your EHR is certified? Is your vendor on the feds "banned" [...] - Industry Notes:
Manage the MBI Transition with an Encore Presentation for Medicaid Providers
It's crunch time as most Medicare practices are preparing both patients and staff for the [...]
