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Billing Alert for Long-Term Care

Issue 7, July 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Are you ready for a ­Medicaid RAC audit?

  Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) may soon start looking at Medicaid payments, following the path...

• Is VBP finally on its way for SNFs?

  SNFs continue the wait for value-based purchasing guidelines that were due from CMS in 2011. Now...

• Understand MDS basics to increase reimbursement and limit audit risk

  If facilities are limiting their knowledge of the MDS, then they may be losing out on greater...

• BALTC Q&A

  Medicare Part B continues to cause confusion for many facilities. We answer some common Part B...

Issue 6, June 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Solve your biggest ­consolidated billing issues

  Consolidated billing isn't new, but that doesn't mean facilities aren't befuddled about which...

• Is a common pay system across postacute care settings possible?

  A common pay system across all settings of postacute care, including SNFs, home health agencies...

• Are you prepared for an audit?

  There has never been a time when the government has been more intent on reducing improper payments...

• BALTC Q&A

  My facility has been experiencing an increase in system errors. What can we do to identify the...

Issue 5, May 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Is the ICD-10 delay a benefit to your facility?

  Understand how the ICD-10 implementation delay with impact your facility and what you should be...

• Providers must report ­overpayments in 60 days with CMS proposed rule

  Understand how CMS’ proposed rule may impact your facility and what you need to do to prepare.

• Therapy cap exception ­process extended; bad debt ­payments reduced

  Determine your next steps now that the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 calls...

• BALTC Q&A

  We answer questions regarding surgical dressing and Medicare Secondary Payer situations.

Issue 4, April 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• MedPAC recommends ­significant payment cuts

  In January 2012, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) voted to recommend significant...

• Making sense of the latest RAI changes

  Understand the recent changes, with interpretation, analysis, and recommendations from regulatory...

• ACOs: Can they help your facility thrive?

  Understand the financial and other risks associated with Accountable Care Organizations, how your...

• BALTC Q&A

  We answer common questions about discharge billing and the proper use of a monthly no-pay bill.

Issue 3, March 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Therapy cap exceptions process extended-again

  In late December 2011, the president signed into law the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act...

• ICD-10-CM/PCS myths and facts

  As ICD-10 implementation looms, it is important for your staff to possess a comprehensive...

• Three-day qualifying stays still a problem for SNFs

  In mid-2010, Congress introduced the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2010. Yet, now in...

• BALTC Q&A

  Editor's note: This month's "Q&A" was written by HCPro's Regulatory Specialist Diane...

• Medicare coverage for hepatitis B

  Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from the HCPro book The Medicare Part B Billing Manual...

Issue 2, February 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Rebound from recent claims processing errors

  Ensure that you aren't missing out on reimbursement due to recent claims processing errors and...

• BALTC advisors share billing insights

  Members of the BALTC editorial advisory board cite the biggest challenges facing billers in 2012...

• Are you 5010 compliant yet?

  Learn who your facility needs to be talking to, what questions to ask, and how to make the most of...

Issue 1, January 1, 2012 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Don't let ADRs slip to the ­bottom of your to-do pile

  Find out how your facility can efficiently manage ADRs and avoid missing out on deserved...

• Making sense of the OIG 2012 Work Plan

  In its 2012 Work Plan, released in October of 2011, the OIG highlighted its initiatives for SNFs...

• Further examination of Part B billing on docket for 2012

  One of the provisions listed in the OIG 2012 Work Plan was Part B billing. The OIG will be...

• Flu shot billing doesn't have to be painful

  Get the facts on roster billing and find out how your facility can best manage and bill flu shot...