CMS (Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services) is getting on board with stopping identity theft and fraud by issuing new Medicare cards. The Problem: For years, Medicare has used patient’s social security numbers as the basis of the member’s ID. The SSN is currently printed on every patient’s Medicare insurance card, which makes patients more […]
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June 29, 2012 The American Medical Association published a June 14 article about the booming expansion of mobile medical devices. The Federal Communications Commission has announced that it will allow wireless monitoring devices to transmit data on spectrum bands that were previously limited to use by the aerospace industry. Medical Body Area Networks (MBANs) that
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Yesterday morning the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that the Affordable Care Act will stand. Now that the fate of Healthcare Reform has become more defined, we can take a look at the practical implications for healthcare providers and medical billing services. IN the NPR article “Health Care Law Upheld: Now What?” the following key provisions are
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June 29, 2012 On June 14th, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the appointment of Bryan Sivak as the Department’s new Chief Technology Officer, Health Data Management reports. Sivak previously served as the Maryland chief innovation officer, where he worked to develop the state’s electronic health record (EHR) platforms. Additionally, Sivak
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June 22, 2012 To reflect recent national guideline changes, Carefirst (the BlueCross and BlueShield plan of Maryland and Washington, D.C.) has updated its own preventive service guidelines. According to the guidelines published in April 2012, Carefirst has made changes in the following areas: Recommended Service Guidelines for Children Cholesterol Screenings Testicular Cancer Screenings Counseling/Education/Screenings for
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June 18, 2012 The nation’s healthcare providers, medical billing companies, insurance agencies, business owners, and health consumers all eagerly await the approaching decision from the nation’s highest court regarding the constitutionality of President Obama’s Affordable Care Act. The Supreme Court is expected to issues its decision later this month (June 2012) regarding the fate of
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June 1, 2012 On May 19, 2012, the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine (SMFM) issued a new white paper on how to correctly bill for services rendered by nurse practitioners. The white paper discusses options for direct billing, incident-to billing, and shared/split billing. To access the article, members can log into the SMFM website. For
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May 29, 2012 According to Fiserv’s 2011 Consumer Billing and Payment Trends, online bill payments now account for 50 percent of all bill payment volume in the United States, while checks account for 23 percent. If you haven’t done so already, now is the time to implement your online payment solution! In fact, the American
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May 17, 2012 Maryland has a unique online forum for healthcare providers to file complaints with the Attorney General’s Health Education and Advocacy Unit and the Maryland Insurance Administrator. On April 30, 2012, the Maryland State Medical Society (MedChi) and Maryland Attorney General Gansler joined together in announcing a new website, “Insurance Watch,” where providers
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