Category Archives: Medical Billing

CMS Releases Step-by-Step Implementation Guides for ICD-10

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ICD-10

CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) has released step-by-step Implementation Guides for ICD-10. These resources are for providers and payers looking for help with their ICD-10 implementation and are available on the CMS website in PDF format, just follow the links at the bottom of this post. The ICD-10 Implementation Guides provide a complete overview of the importance of Continue reading CMS Releases Step-by-Step Implementation Guides for ICD-10→

The Sequestration’s Mandatory Medicare Payment Reduction is Here

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Cutting Money

Due to (insert your favorite villain here)’s failure to act, the sequester is now in effect. Medicare FFS payments for dates-of-service or dates-of-discharge on or after April 1st will now incur a 2 percent reduction in Medicare payments and reimbursements. Claims payment adjustments will be applied to all claims AFTER deducting amounts for coinsurance, deductibles, and any Medicare Secondary Payment Continue reading The Sequestration’s Mandatory Medicare Payment Reduction is Here→

Lytec and BillFlash Integration

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  We are pleased to announce that Lytec 2013 now comes integrated with BillFlash.   BillFlash Services:  eBill, ePay, OfficePay and Mail provide you with a comprehensive suite of integrated Bill Delivery and Payment Services that are uniquely designed to Get You Paid on patient responsible balances.  Lytec’s integration of BillFlash Services will streamline your business processes, reduce your related Continue reading Lytec and BillFlash Integration→

CMS/RAC Begin Audits of Medicare Physicians’ Use of CPT Codes

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The Audits are coming and they could cost you BIG! CMS, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, has just approved audits of Physician’s offices in Medicare Region C. Connolly Inc., the Medicare Region C Recovery Auditor, will begin auditing Medicare Physicians in 15 states as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands through “complex review”, which entails human Continue reading CMS/RAC Begin Audits of Medicare Physicians’ Use of CPT Codes→