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Healthcare Consulting and Practice Management: Billing "incident-to" services
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Healthcare Consulting and Practice Management. Healthcare Expertise, Innovation and Solutions. Saturday, July 17, 2010. Billing under a physician's provider number for services provided by someone other than the physician is incident-to billing. Other requirements for "incident-to" billing includes:. 1) The service must be an integral part of the patient's treatment course. 2) It must have been initiated by a physician at a previous encounter. 4) The service must be an expense to the physician's practice.
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Healthcare Consulting and Practice Management: Update on the Red Flags Rule - Getting Red Flag Ready
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Healthcare Consulting and Practice Management. Healthcare Expertise, Innovation and Solutions. Tuesday, July 20, 2010. Update on the Red Flags Rule - Getting Red Flag Ready. Despite the AMA's aggressive efforts to exempt physicians from the rule, the Federal Trade Commmission (FTC) has determined that most medical practices are indeed considered "creditors". Compliance really comes down to ensuring that your patients are who they claim they are. Here are some tips on how to ensure this:. Keep financial i...
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Healthcare Consulting and Practice Management: Health Breach Rules in relation to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
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Healthcare Consulting and Practice Management. Healthcare Expertise, Innovation and Solutions. Sunday, July 11, 2010. Health Breach Rules in relation to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Health Breach Rules in relation to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). New federal rules were recently issued that will require health care organizations to report breaches of health information. The rules are mandated under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Health care companies...
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Healthcare Consulting and Practice Management: July 2010
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Healthcare Consulting and Practice Management. Healthcare Expertise, Innovation and Solutions. Friday, July 23, 2010. Is Board Certification Overrated? Board certification - it's expensive and time-consuming. So is it really necessary? 91 percent of the public considers board certification "important" or "very important" in choosing a doctor. The Joint Commission also lists board certification as a reasonable way for hospitals to meet its requirement to vet doctors. Thursday, July 22, 2010. Today, there ...
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Healthcare Consulting and Practice Management: April 2010
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Healthcare Consulting and Practice Management. Healthcare Expertise, Innovation and Solutions. Monday, April 5, 2010. Delays in Red Flag Rules. The Federal Trade Commission (FDA) has announced on May 28th that it would delay the enforcement of the Red Flags Rule from June 1st to December 31st 2010. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). MBA in healthcare from University of California, Irvine. Over 25 years of experience in health care management. Delays in Red Flag Rules. MediQuin Credentialing Services Blog.
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Healthcare Consulting and Practice Management: December 2009
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Healthcare Consulting and Practice Management. Healthcare Expertise, Innovation and Solutions. Thursday, December 17, 2009. The California Medical Association has been experiencing a backlog in the processing of license applications. A medical staff's credentialing process is similar to a state medical board's process of issuing licenses - both involve complicated checks and copious amounts of paperwork. The reasons for this delay include increased applications. Recently were issued that will require hea...
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Healthcare Consulting and Practice Management: June 2010
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Healthcare Consulting and Practice Management. Healthcare Expertise, Innovation and Solutions. Tuesday, June 8, 2010. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was an act enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996. HIPAA was designed to protect patients from disclosure of protected health information (PHI) that is oral, written, or electronic. Under HIPAA as a patient you have certain rights:. The right to receive a written and Notice of Privacy Practices. Of HIPAA, known as the Administr...
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Healthcare Consulting and Practice Management: August 2009
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Healthcare Consulting and Practice Management. Healthcare Expertise, Innovation and Solutions. Monday, August 10, 2009. A short introduction to the "Red Flags Rule". The "Red Flag" rules. Was recently issued and will be enforced on November 1st 2009 (extended from August 1st 2009) by the Federal trade Commission (FTC). The goal of "Red Flag" Rules. The following is a list of "Red Flags". That apply to Healthcare:. Documents provided for identification that appears to be altered or forged. Simple template...
