tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2007 Issue 17

PHYSICIANS: 6 Myths That Could Turn Off Your Cash Flow

Learn the difference between 'requirements' and 'received wisdom.'You could be accepting patients you don't need to accept, or passing up your rightful reimbursement, if you accept some common misconceptions as gospel.Here are some more pernicious coding and compliance myths that Auburn, AL coding consultant Kim Garner Huey collected for a recent presentation.Myth #1: If you're a Medicaid provider, you have to accept all Medicaid patients. Fact: Most states will allow you to turn away some Medicaid patients, says consultant Quinten Buechner with ProActive Consulting in Cumberland, WI. You should check your state's law to be sure...

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