Nearly $150 is at stake each time. With nearly 78.5 million Americans suffering from dry eye, there is a lot at stake for optometry practices, according to information recently released by the Review of Optometry – offices usually see about [...]
Question: What is the update for 2016 regarding pass-through drugs? Wisconsin Subscriber Answer: For 2016, a hospital will be eligible for an outlier payment if its cost of furnishing a service exceeds 1.75 times the APC payment amount and exceeds the APC [...]
For 2016, a hospital will be eligible for an outlier payment if its cost of furnishing a service exceeds 1.75 times the APC payment amount and exceeds the APC payment amount plus $3,250. The payment thresholds this year (2015) are [...]
Don’t overlook the possibility for newborns. Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease characterized by weakness and rapid fatigue of any of the muscles under your voluntary control (especially the eyes, throat, mouth, and limbs). When the condition affects [...]
More proof that non-profits are struggling in today’s reimbursement environment: The Visiting Nurse Service of New York is eliminating 775 positions, reports Crain’s New York newspaper. The cuts represent a 4 percent reduction the workforce for VNSNY, which is the [...]
OIG finds even CMS fallible. Have you ever wondered how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services keep all 40+ million Medicare beneficiaries protected under HIPAA? Keeping the privacy secure for the patient base of a practice or a facility [...]
Follow these 8 tips to comply with security rule. How would your practice handle the notification process for a HIPAA breach? Between 2009 and 2011 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services had to notify 13,775 Medicare beneficiaries that their [...]
OIG investigates CMS's ability -- or lack of -- to keep benes' PHI private.Maintaining the privacy of your patient base may seem like a daunting task, but imagine keeping all 40+ million Medicare beneficiaries protected under HIPAA. Ever wonder how CMS keeps [...]
Avoid spending thousands to clean up HIPAA compliance issues.How would your home care agency handle the notification process if you breached HIPAA laws? The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has had to notify 13,775 Medicare beneficiaries that their privacy [...]
OIG investigates CMS's ability to keep PHI private.Maintaining the privacy of your patient base may seem like a daunting task, but imagine keeping all 40+ million Medicare beneficiaries protected under the HIPAA laws. Ever wonder how CMS keeps the privacy [...]
