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It's essential to know how to correctly submit your Medicare claims in order to get the reimbursement your facility deserves. Billing Alert for Long-Term Care provides the crucial tips and strategies that billers need for success.

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Issue 12, December 1, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Time therapy services right

  Pop quiz number one: Your therapist documents the total treatment time for therapy but does not...

• Make collections part of your routine

  We all have routines. Some of us, for example, awaken at a particular time, stop at our favorite...

Issue 11, November 1, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Blood glucose monitoring

  If you work in the skilled nursing facility (SNF) business office, you want to capture every cent...

• Know what you can bill when it comes to hospice

  As the use of hospice services becomes more common, skilled nursing facilities (SNF) will see more...

Issue 10, October 1, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Use the online manual crosswalks

  Still using that dog-eared copy of the Health Care Finance Administration (HCFA) billing manual...

• Clearing up the confusion: CMS aims to unravel consolidated billing

  As promised, CMS released a 10-part series on consolidated billing through the agency's online...

• It's time to brush up on billing vaccinations

  The days are getting shorter and temperatures are dropping, which means it's time for your skilled...

Issue 9, September 1, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Keep your eye on the ball: Score well on upaid claims

  You want your accounts receivable balance to be like your golf score-as low as possible. But...

• Revenue trust accounts easy, fair

  During the past three years, Penacook Place in Haverhill, MA, has noticed an infrequent but...

Issue 8, August 1, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Don't get mad, get talking

  Medicare/Medicaid billing specialist Dianna Pratt considers herself lucky that she was roped into...

• Get written agreements with providers under consolidated billing

  Warning: If your skilled nursing facility (SNF) does not have a valid written arrangement with...

• Will prosthetics and orthotics fit your facility's bill?

  With slim profit margins the rule, many skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are casting an eye to new...

Issue 7, July 1, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Don't let ambulance trips take you for a ride: Know the billing basics

  Billing for ambulances is probably one of the trickiest areas out there right now, says Laura...

• Spell of illness got you confused?

  Here are four numbers that may ring a bell with billers: 100, three, 30, and 60. Billers who hear...

Issue 6, June 1, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Don't let this off-cycle assessment throw your facility off stride

  You are used to the rhythms of the MDS assessments for Medicare: the five-, 14-, 30-, 60-, and...

• Beware: More HIPAA billing changes on the way in July

  Billers must be good at adjusting to change. How else could you deal with the stream of new...

• Get smart: Click on these sites for knowledge and independence

  Do you want to go online to explore Web sites of interest to billers but the crush of day-to-day...

Issue 5, May 1, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Find out who pays before admitting new residents to your SNF

  Your skilled nursing facility (SNF) must determine whether Medicare is the primary payer for every...

• LTC Open Door Forum: CMS will delay non-HIPAA claims

  CMS had a lot to say during its March Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)/Long-Term Care Open Door...

• Use Part B advance beneficiary

  The new skilled nursing facility advance beneficiary notice (SNF ABN) for Medicare Part A has...

Issue 4, April 1, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Get ready: SNF ABN on the way

  The new skilled nursing facility advance beneficiary notice (SNF ABN) for Medicare Part A has been...

• Advice for billers: Don't change ICD-9 codes

  Taking the initiative to fix something is a good thing in most situations, but can spell trouble...

• For smoother finances, learn to work with your FI

  During a CMS Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)/Long-Term Care Open Door Forum, a caller complained...

Issue 3, March 1, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Quick and organized: Pass your medical reviews with flying colors

  Fiscal intermediaries (FIs) are doing more medical reviews, experts say-news that may cast a long...

• Avoid unnecessary charges: Know the vendor contract basics

  Business offices can save money for their skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) if they are familiar...

Issue 2, February 27, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Cracking the code on tracking breaks in skilled services

  On any given day, the list of activities a biller needs to worry about is seemingly endless. From...

• ICD-9 coding basics for billers

  Trying to grasp all the ICD-9-CM codes and their uses can seem like a full time job for any biller...

• Drilling down into consolidated billing

  Mandated by Congress in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, consolidated billing requires that SNFs...

Issue 1, January 5, 2004 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• A primer on health care fraud

  In addition to ensuring that your skilled nursing facility (SNF) is reimbursed by Medicare...