Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2015 Issue 8
Physician Notes: Are You Being Double-Penalized for EHR Non-Participation?
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Article Overview
This brief physician-facing article discusses a Medicare Part B remittance issue involving EHR-related payment adjustments and duplicate notifications. It is relevant to practices, billing staff, and revenue cycle teams who monitor Medicare claims and remittance activity. The piece covers the background of the adjustment, the notification glitch, and the carrier’s statement about the duplicate remittances.
Why This Topic Matters
The topic matters because practices may see duplicate Medicare remittance notices and need to distinguish a notice problem from an actual claim payment change. It helps readers understand that the article is about payment administration, not a change in clinical coding guidance.
What You Will Learn
- Why some Medicare remittance notices were issued twice
- How the article frames the relationship between EHR-related penalties and remittance activity
- What Medicare Part B practices were told about the duplicate notifications
- How to interpret the article’s discussion of a system issue affecting payment notices
Who Should Read This
- Physicians
- Medical practice managers
- Billing staff
- Revenue cycle teams
- Medicare claims administrators
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