Articles, tagged with "centers for medicare and medicaid", page 3

Be aware of these RAC fast facts

Be aware of these RAC fast facts Recovery Audit Contractors (RACs) are just another tool in the government's armory to gather inappropriate payments. You have got so many compliance acronyms flying at you each day that you may not be able to discrimin... Read >
Author: Nancy

Medicare Advantage Plans Get New Look

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services provide benefits to an estimated 100 million people, or about one in three Americans. Yet, the centers have not had a permanent chief executive since the fall of 2006. President Obama intends to nominate H... Read >
Author: Wiley Long

Medicare Authority Can Drive Improvements in Medical Delivery System

Ask the experts and they are likely to tell you that the Medicare provider payment system needs a major overhaul to eliminate wasteful spending and to facilitate more efficient and better care coordination. In fact a Medicare Payment Advisory Comm... Read >
Author: Neha Mehta

Improved Counseling and Education for Medicare Beneficiaries on the Horizon

For decades, Medicare has provided older adults and people with disabilities security in their health coverage. However, complicated rules surrounding enrollment, benefits and coverage; the addition of Medicare Part D (prescription drug benefit) and the E... Read >
Author: Neha Mehta

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Announces New Information Tracking System

You've likely heard the term dashboard as it relates to your car. However, it is also a term that is used in business to describe a web-based technology page which provides a real-time analysis of a business operation. In the same way that your car dashbo... Read >
Author: Neha Mehta

Are Hospitalized Medicare Beneficiaries Safe?

According to the Institute of Medicine, the definition of patient safety is the "freedom from accidental injury due to medical care or medical errors." They further define medical errors as "the failure of a planned action to be completed as intended or t... Read >
Author: Neha Mehta

Is it a good idea to start a franchise business during these uncertain economic times?

The answer is a resounding yes! By looking at opportunities that offer products or services that are still in need during times like these, you can help guarantee the success of your business now and well into the future. Most business analysts agree ... Read >
Author: Suzanne Musial

How RFID Tracking Helps Hospitals and Patients

RFID hospital tracking software can be used to keep track of assets and patients. The systems are currently being used to monitor workflow and manage inventories. Some hospitals, such as St. Clair in Pittsburg, are using the systems to ensure that p... Read >
Author: Tom Gruich

How and When to Sign Up for Medicare: What Seniors Who Turn 65 Need to Know About Receiving Medicare

Signing up for Medicare insurance when you turn 65 is a right of passage for many aging Americans. However, there is a limited window of opportunity to enroll in Medicare insurance without facing penalties such as a delay in coverage. That is why it is im... Read >
Author: Alfred Winston

What is Meaningful Use?

$19.2 billion in Recovery Act funding has been designated to modernize the health care system by promoting and expanding the adoption of health information technology, but what is going to happen? Like it or not, all health professionals will be significa... Read >
Author: Peter Yellowlees

Online Resources for Health Insurance and Georgia Government Programs

There are many web sites that provide a lot of information on health insurance and Georgia. In fact, even some Georgia government agencies' web sites have a lot of information on how health insurance and Georgia requirements influence the policies found i... Read >
Author: Sam Dicosta

Health costs takes 17.3 percent of spending, U.S. agency reports

Washington -- In a stark reminder of growing costs, the government estimated Wednesday that health care consumed a record 17.3 percent of all spending in the U.S. economy last year -- or roughly $2.5 trillion. This was the single-largest one-year jump ... Read >
Author: mosup

CCI 15. 3 updates throw open lots of challenges for coders

The National Correct Coding Initiatives (NCCI) is a collection of bundling edits that are divided into two major categories: Comprehensive/ Component Procedure Code edits and Mutually Exclusive Procedure Code edits. These edits are used by Medicare and... Read >
Author: James Smith

How Can Patients Judge The Quality Of Service Provided By A Medical Facilitator?

The quality of the health care that you receive can have a major impact on your health and well-being; it is surprising, then, to discover that many people don't know the first thing about determining the quality of the health care that they receive from ... Read >
Author: Zoumanan

Do away with unfair MUE denials by attending audio conferences

Effective January 1, 2007, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented Medically Unlikely Edits (MUEs) to reduce the Paid Claims Error Rate for Part B claims. These edits are designed to minimize errors that occur due to clerical entr... Read >
Author: angela

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