Ransomware is a Real Thing and It's Coming for YOU
Healthcare is expected to be the most targeted business sector for cyber attacks in 2017. Don't assume it won't happen to you. Cov
The Nitty-Gritty of MACRA 2017
MACRA (Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015) basically repealed the SGR formula for determining Medicare Fee for Service...
10 Reasons Healthcare Providers Should Be Using Online Remote Backup Services
Any healthcare provider who survived a natural disaster such as Hurricane Katrina can testify to the necessity of a good data backup plan....
2016 PQRS to 2018 Value-Based Adjustment
If you didn’t report 2014 PQRS measures you are already seeing a 2% reduction of reimbursement from Medicare. Providers had until March...
New Year-- New Billing and Coding
Look for these issues and opportunities in your 2016 billing and coding: Advance Care Planning: Medicare will in 2016 pay for Advance...
10 Ways You Aren't Maximizing Your Practice Management System
Are you getting the most from your practice management system or are you wasting opportunities to be more efficient in utilizing your...
T-Minus ONE Week- Get ready 'cause here ICD-10 comes!
Just breathe. Less than one week until the much talked about ICD-10 implementation. If prepared, the doom and gloom might just be...
OIG Issues a Mid-Year Plan Update
HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued an update to their 2015 Work Plan. The update is a summary of OIG’s planned...
What About Patient Credits?
Most providers are aware that any overpayment by Medicare and Medicaid is to be promptly refunded to the government, but what about when...
ICD-10: T Minus 4 Months
In April, the Senate repealed the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) without any reference to delaying ICD-10 as the prior SGR fix...
