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- June 12, 2014
Medicare Part B News-Jurisdiction H for June 9th, 2014
Read moreThe following information is provided by Novitas Solutions. Medicare News Customer Contact Center SurveyYour feedback is important to us. Please take a moment to complete the Customer Contact Center Survey so we can better assist you. Revalidation for Jurisdiction H (JH) Providers and SuppliersNovitas has updated the Revalidation Request...
00 - June 12, 2014
Medicare Part A News-Jurisdiction H for June 10th, 2014
Read moreThe following information is provided by Novitas Solutions. Medicare News Overlapping Claims Requiring a Request for Assistance (RFA) – Reason Code U5601Effective June 16, 2014, documentation requested due to Reason Code U5601 should be submitted to the following fax number: 1-877-439-5479. Providers are also given the opportunity to submit...
- June 12, 2014
American Journal of Medicine Discusses Telemedicine and ACA
Read moreMajor Medical Journal Discusses Telemedicine & ACA Despite the Affordable Care Act’s rocky roll-out last October, more than 7 million Americans have signed on for health-care coverage through the Act as of March 31. Another 3 million have enrolled in state Medicaid plans, largely due to a provision of...
- June 12, 2014
Updated RHC and FQHC Billing Guide
Read moreThe Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) Billing Guide, updated June 5th, 2014, is now available to view online here.
- June 11, 2014
AMA Calls to Give Veterans Access to Private Sector Health Providers
Read moreAccording to the American Medical Association (AMA), veterans facing long wait times for healthcare at government hospitals should have access to private doctors. The AMA, the largest doctor’s group in the U.S., voted at its annual meeting yesterday to ask President Obama to give veterans access to private-sector health...
- June 11, 2014
New Report About Narrow Networks Released by McKinsey Center
Read moreRoughly half of the products sold on exchanges in 2014 were narrow-network plans, according to a study by the McKinsey Center for US Health System Reform (read the study here). In the largest city in each state, that figure jumped to 60 percent. The vast majority of exchange customers...
- June 11, 2014
New Study From CHA Shows Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Hospital Volumes
Read moreA new study from the Colorado Hospital Association (CHA) shows the impact of Medicaid expansion on hospital volumes in the 26 states that chose to expand Medicaid eligibility under an option offered through the Affordable Care Act. The study shows that the Medicaid proportion of patient volume at hospitals...
- June 5, 2014
Webinar: Grant Writing for Success – Intro
Read moreJoin us for the first of a 5 part webinar series that will give you the skills you need to write successful grant applications for your organization. Part 1, “Grant Writing 101” will provide an overview of the skills necessary for positioning your organization in the best light possible...
- June 5, 2014
Root Cause Analysis
Read moreHow do you and your team determine which issues need fixing? Without analysis and examination you could end up ‘fixing’ symptoms instead of causes, but if you look deeper to determine the Root Cause of the issue, you can fix the underlying systems and processes that caused the problem....
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Medicare News Part B Webinar Handout: “Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Basics” June 5, 2014 (11:00am-12:00pm ET, 10:00am -11:00am CT Having trouble billing your Medicare Secodary Payer Claims? This session is for you! Join us as we discuss Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) basics. We will review situations when other payers...
