tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2012 Issue 6

Claims Errors: This MAC Denied Over 1,200 Claims for Services Administered to Deceased Patients

Avoid these top ten Medicare errors to avoid revenue drains. What's the top tool in your arsenal to avoid claims rejections? Verify patient eligibility. That was the word from NGS Medicare's Michelle Coleman during the MAC's Feb. 16 webinar, "Minimize Errors, Maximize Revenue." Coleman not only shared the top claims submission errors submitted to NGS in December 2011, but also suggested solutions for avoiding the same mistakes. Read on for the scoop on how to keep your revenue rolling in. 1. Patients weren't covered by the MAC. NGS saw over 49,000 claims in December alone for patients...

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