Newsletters

At ebix, inc. we strive to stay on top of the news in our industry.  We pass that information on to you.

Below, you can see what's inside our last several issues.  Click the link to view the entire newsletter.

December, 2009

Radiology

  • Information Regarding the Holding of Claims for Services Paid Under the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
  • HCPCs 2010: Make Room for New MRI Contrast Codes A9581, A9583
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Emergency Medicine 

  • Locum Tenens Arrangements
  • Information Regarding the Holding of Claims for Services Paid Under the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
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Primary Care

 

November, 2009:

Radiology 

Emergency Medicine

 

Primary Care

October 2009:

Radiology 

  • Imaging Services & Referrals top list of new 2010 OIG (HHS Office of Inspector General Audits)
  • CMS Top High Growth, High Denials Codes 2007-2008
  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening (AAA)
  • CT vs. C TA
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Emergency Medicine

 

Primary Care

September 2009:

Radiology

Emergency Medicine

Primary Care

May 2009:

Radiology

Emergency Medicine

Primary Care Provider

  • Hospital/Nursing Home Transfers
  • Medicare Overpayments & Underpayments
  • Medicare Conditional Payment
  • File Correct and Accurate Claims with Medical
  • Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP)
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April 2009:

Radiology

Emergency Medicine

Primary Care Provider

 


March 2009:
Radiology

Emergency Medicine

  • Primary Care Provider
  •                     February 2009:

                Radiology

    • Medicare Policy - Screening vs. Diagnostic Mammogram
    • New Medicare Policies
    • CMS and No-Pay Policy
    • CMS Customer Service Requirements
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          Emergency Medicine
       
    • Medicare Enrollment Changes
    • Wound Closures 
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          Primary Care Provider
    • CMS and No-Pay Policy
    • CMS Customer Service Requirements
    • New Echocardiogram Codes
    • Home Anticoagulation Management
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                         January 2009:

                  Radiology

    •   MedPAC Proposed Imaging Reimbursement
    •    Imaging Denials for 2006 vs. 2007
    •    OIG (Office of Inspector General) 2009 Work Plan
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         Emergency Medicine
    •   Billing Services Shared with Nonphysician Practitioners
    •    Medicare & Waiver of Deductible and/or Copayments
    •    Scribes
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                Primary Care Provider

    •   Holter or Real-Time Monitoring
    •    ABN (Advanced Beneficiary Notification)
    •    ICD-10-CM
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               December 2008:

    Radiology

    • Revised Medicare Policies December 2008
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    Emergency Medicine

    • High Denial Rates for Rhythm ECG, Report
    • PQRI & Medicare Advantage Plans
    • New Rules for Medicare Enrollment
    • Read the entire newsletter

    Primary Care Provider

    • 2009 Medicare Final Fee Schedule
    • Patient Status (New vs. Established)
    • Read the entire newsletter
       

              November 2008:

    Radiology

    • 2009 Medicare Final Fee Schedule
    • Medicare Enrollment Changes
    • PQRI Update
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    Emergency Medicine

    • 2009 Medicare Final Fee Schedule
    • Medicare Enrollment
    • PQRI Update
    • Read the entire newsletter

      Primary Care Provider
    • PQRI Reporting for 2009
    • The Initial Preventive Physical Examination (IPPE) Benefit
    • Read the entire newsletter

    October 2008:

    Radiology

    • X-Ray Bundling
    • Medicare and Treating Varicose Veins
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    Emergency Medicine

    • AMA Survey Regarding PQRI
    • ICD-10 Will Cost
    • Read the entire newsletter

    Primary Care Provider

    • Hospice Services
    • Let's Review E&M Services & Codes
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    September 2008:

    Radiology

    • Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging for Infection and Inflamation
    • 3D Interpretation & Reporting of Imaging Studies
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    Emergency Medicine

    • Most ICD-9 Changes in Decade Propose
    • Medicare Advantage Plans '09 3.6% Hike
    • Cash in on E-Prescribing
    • Read the entire newsletter


    Primary Care Provider

    • Screening Pelvic Examination
    • Screening DNA Stool Test for Colorectal Cancer
    • Read the entire newsletter


      August 2008:

      Radiology
    • Bone Mass Measurement from Bone Mineral Density (BMD)
    • Abdominal X-Ray
    • 2007 PQRI
    • Ultrasound Abdomen and Retroperitoneum
    • Read the entire newsletter
       
      Emergency Medicine
    • NPP/MD Shared Services
    • Diagnosis Codes October 2008
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      Primary Care Provider
    • Medicare and Prolonged Services
    • Keeping Records for Medicare
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      July 2008:

      Radiology
    • Conditional Orders
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    Emergency Medicine

    • After Hours Services
    • PQRI
    • Read the entire newsletter

    Primary Care Provider

    • After Hours Services
    • PQRI
    • Read the entire newsletter

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