Congress passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 on 2/9/2018, changing the Medicare physician fee schedule and the processing of Medicare services. Section 50201 of this Act has made a change to the work Geographic Practice Cost Index (GPCI) floor, effective retroactive to 1/1/2018. Any area that previously was in an area with a work GPCI of less than 1.000 will be impacted.
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When it comes to managing your accounts receivable, you must take a proactive step to make it a top priority in your office.
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The age of big data is here! It is within the world of big data that the chiropractic profession’s contribution to the health of patients will soar.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that they intend to further raise the threshold for participation in its Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). In its much-anticipated proposed 2018 rule for the Quality Payment Program (QPP), CMSproposed to increase the threshold to exclude MIPS-eligible clinicians or groups with $90,000 or less in Part B-allowed Medicare charges or 200 or fewer Part B Medicare beneficiaries.
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According to the 2019 Healthcare Consumer Trends Report (NRC Health, 2019), the thing patients want more than any other is convenience, and the best way to meet that need is through technology. It states that using technology to better connect with patients is an idea that gets discussed often but can often feel out of reach for many healthcare providers. With technological advances happening at warp speed, how do we know which technology is most cost-effective and will meet the needs of our patients?
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As we head into 2017, the chiropractic physician of the future has a significant opportunity to...
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Since the implementation of ICD-10, the interpretation of code usage and policies pertaining to billing procedures are becoming evident with each carrier.
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At this point, HIPAA-covered providers know that they are required to keep patients’ protected health information (PHI) private and secure. What they may not know is that they also are required to maintain a HIPAA-compliant breach notification policy in the office and to notify patients if a breach occurs.
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