Billing and Reimbursement

Salary Survey: The 2007 Part B News Physician Practice Salary Survey is now available. This three-part report covers the top reasons for pay raises, how practice type matters more than size when it comes to pay, and the individual factors that matter most in netting higher pay. – Free Download


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Local Part B Billing and Payment Guide

Local Part B Billing and Payment Guide

Warning: If you depend on CMS and your carrier for all your Medicare billing and reimbursement information, you pretty much work for CMS. Remember, CMS only tells you what they want you to know… Bill with confidence, eliminate denials and reap all the reimbursement your practice deserves with the only independent reference that gives you Medicare Part B billing rules by code.

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Part B News

Part B News

Part B News provides comprehensive coverage of critical details related to Medicare Part B coverage, coding, billing and reimbursement rules for physician services and how they affect your practice in a weekly eight page, easy-to-read format.
Physician Office Lab News

Physician Office Lab News

The one-stop resource for independent news and guidance for physician office lab managers and staff.
Private Payment Watch

Private Payment Watch

The medical providers’ source of news and information to gain the edge in contracting, fee negotiations and claims payments for private payers.
Anesthesia Answer Book

Anesthesia Answer Book

The easiest-to-use, easiest-to-follow reference on anesthesia coding, billing and compliance.
Part B Answer Book

Part B Answer Book

Your practice’s most complete resource to collect full reimbursement, file accurate claims and get all the answers you need to your Medicare questions.
Pain Management Answer Book

Pain Management Answer Book

The easiest-to-use, easiest-to-follow reference on pain management coding, billing and compliance.

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Billing & Reimbursement Ezine

Distributed bi-monthly this FREE e-zine will keep you up-to-date on the latest news and best practices on physician reimbursement.

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Pose questions about coding, billing and reimbursement challenges, share experiences with others, and get hands on guidance and answers from peers. Visit our Discussions page to sign up for more than a dozen discussion groups.

Physician Billing By the Numbers **

9% - practices that find Remittance Advice Remark Codes easy to understand on Medicare rejections and denials… 26% - the number of claims Medicare rejects each year… 40% - the number of rejected claims that practices resubmit94% - practices that say secondary payer claims "fall through the cracks" because Medicare's automatic referral process didn’t work as it should have…




Data Sources

** Part B News Denied Claims Survey, 8/2007… CMS… CMS… PBN Medicare’s Referral for Secondary Claims Survey, 2/07…

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