The annual cap amount established for rehabilitation services under Medicare remains a bottleneck for patients who need long term treatment from an outpatient therapy clinic. If the therapy services exceed the cap amount, patients are forced to either stop the therapy...
The deadline for setting up a state-based health insurance exchange has been extended until December 14. Announcing this, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said that this was based on requests from the governors of the still undecided states. The...
Compliance with Medicare is one of the most important challenges associated with medical billing. Using the right Medicare modifiers is essential for timely and accurate reimbursement. When submitting claims to Medicare it is necessary to show whether the patient was...
Medicare appears to be the more badly hit because of increasing health insurance expenses An aging populace and a very slowly recovering economy are taking their toll on the long-term condition of Medicare and Social Security, the United States’ government’s biggest...
The pressures associated with heavy patient inflow, patient scheduling, medical emergencies, and general administration makes it difficult for healthcare practices to give patient care and back office tasks the level of dedication they demand. Added to this is the...
