ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2015 Issue 6
Industry Notes: Are You Being Double-Penalized for EHR Non-Participation?
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Article Overview
This article is a short industry briefing for healthcare providers, billing staff, and compliance professionals. It highlights several operational issues affecting Medicare payment notices, patient communication practices, and hospice claim processing, with references to federal privacy concerns, contractor guidance, and electronic claim reporting requirements.
Why This Topic Matters
The topics affect day-to-day reimbursement, patient communication compliance, and claim acceptance. Readers can quickly determine whether they need guidance on Medicare EHR payment adjustments, texting-related consent practices, or hospice billing documentation.
What You Will Learn
- How the article connects Medicare EHR payment notifications with a system issue affecting remittance notices
- Why texting patients for reminders raises compliance concerns under federal privacy law
- What hospice billing issue is associated with missing service facility identifier reporting
- Which broad claim-reporting and electronic claim fields are mentioned in contractor guidance
Who Should Read This
- Physicians and eligible professionals
- Medical practice administrators
- Billing and claims staff
- Compliance officers
- Hospice billing teams
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