Featured blog post: New Medicare enrollment rules = revenue at risk
Hospitalist Leadership Connection, May 5, 2009
The recent Medicare enrollment rules went into effect on April 1 and have many practices scrambling. Having originally intended to put the rules into effect on January 1, CMS delayed implementation to allow for physician organizations to voice their concerns. However, it appears those concerns fell on deaf ears.
In case you missed this—and apparently many practices did—the new rule shortens the timeframe under which a physician can retroactively bill for services provided following a successful enrollment (or reenrollment) from 27 months to 30 days! Yes, you read that right. This represents a dramatic shift that will put a great deal of pressure on many hospital medicine practices. . . Read more of the “Medicare enrollment” blog post by Kirk Mathews, MBA, at HospitalistLeadership.com.
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