Billing Alert for Long-Term Care (Newsletter)

When it comes to long-term care billing, the changes just never seem to stop. That's why you need Billing Alert for Long-Term Care. In the last year alone, Billing Alert has helped SNF billing offices deal with the following major changes:

• CMS' modification of its "no-pay" billing policy
• Establishment of an exception policy for therapy caps and the addition of a new modifier
• RUGs 53-the addition of nine new payment categories
• Correct coding initiative (CCI) edits that kicked in January 1
• A two-step expedited review process to notify residents about the end of their Medicare coverage A new process to streamline the Medicare claims appeals process
• News that CMS plans to eliminate fiscal intermediaries (FIs) and establish Medicare Administrative Contractors or MACs
• The start-up of the Medicare Part D prescription drug program
• The need for national provider identifiers (NPI) Billing Alert for Long-Term Care is where professionals get the information they need to deal with all these changes.

Here's just a sample of what Billing Alert for Long-Term Care provides:

• Updates on consolidated billing
• Tips and strategies for Part A Billing
• Information on effective and efficient billing systems
• Tips on correct coding
• Best practices for billers
• Medicare billing compliance and fraud news
• Billing staff training and education

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