Billing: Test Your Medicare Smarts With Claims Q&A
Tip: Logs can help identify illegible signatures.
Ensuring that Medicare claims are correct and complete can be a particularly challenging job. Moreover, sometimes even the slightest mistake can make a claim unprocessable, creating hassles galore for the person investigating the problem.
We’ve put together a tough question and answer set on five of the most common claims’ issues that plague practices. Read on for detailed advice from the experts.
Know This CMS-1500 Rule
Question 1: Is it OK to scribble on a CMS-1500 claim form?
Answer 1: No. “Never write on a CMS-1500 form,” cautions...
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