2015 Article Archives

Pain Clinic Raids: Blocking and Tackling Drills for Physician Practices

Sep 11, 2015 at 09:12 am by steve

Every day, medical providers are asked to serve a population that largely expects their healthcare to be free, and that everything they want is covered by insurance or governm.... Read More

Lessons Learned from Tuomey

Sep 11, 2015 at 09:12 am by steve

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a $237 million judgment against Tuomey Healthcare System, Inc. (Tuomey) in United State ex rel Drakeford v. Tuomey Health.... Read More

Reimbursement Errors from a CPA’s View

Sep 11, 2015 at 09:12 am by steve

Jerry Callahan, a CPA with Kassouf & Company, finds that every practice he consults has a problem wasting time verifying insurance coverage before a patient crosses the th.... Read More

Code Modifiers Generate Reimbursements

Sep 11, 2015 at 09:12 am by steve

“A lot of people think there’s nothing to coding and billing. They say, ‘How complicated can it be?,” says Eddye Sheffield, a certified professional co.... Read More

IMOs and ICD-10

Sep 11, 2015 at 09:12 am by steve

More tools are rolling out to help with the onerous transition to ICD-10 codes due to start on October 1. “You have options,” says Tammie R. Olson, CPC, CPCO, a ce.... Read More