Practice Management Alert
We Want to Hear From You:
Tell Us Your Carrier Woes
Published on Mon Nov 17, 2003
Medical Office Billing & Collections Alert is going to investigate a series of stories to uncover and solve your biggest billing problems with specific carriers. Is there a particular carrier that you find difficult to handle? If so, we want to hear from you! If you have an ongoing horror story, or a story about how you wrestled the money you deserve from an unwieldy carrier, please e-mail MOB editor Jennifer Colletti (jenniferc@eliresearch.com) or call (919) 281-0470 ext. 327.
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Practice Management Alert
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Self-audits can be your best defense against billing-compliance breaches They say that admitting you have [...] - Don't Let Turnover Turn Your Billing Office Upside Down
Follow these recruitment and retention tips to ensure smooth sailing Attention, billing managers: If high [...] - To Bill or Not to Bill ... That Is The Question
Weigh the pros and cons of in-house billing versus outsourcing The decision of whether to [...] - We Want to Hear From You:
Tell Us Your Carrier Woes
Medical Office Billing & Collections Alert is going to investigate a series of stories to [...] - Don't Let HIPAA Squeeze Your Cash Flow to a Trickle
What billing offices need to know about HIPAA contingency plans Physician practices breathed a huge [...] - Reader Question:
Check Payer Rules Before Launching Clinical Studies
Question: Our practice is interested in participating in a clinical research study. What billing and [...] - Reader Question:
Train Staff for Unannounced Audits
Question: I hear so many horror stories about billing offices that fall apart and make [...] - Reader Question:
Avoid Modifier -26 With 93015
Question: Would you explain when it is appropriate to use 93015 and when it would [...] - Reader Question:
Verify Insurance Coverage Prior to Visit
Question: An oversight at the front desk occasionally results in our office seeing a patient [...] - News Flash:
Appeals Missing Documentation Go to the Bottom of the Pile
Take contractor's priorities to heart to win appeals
The double standard for Medicare contractors versus Medicare [...]
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