The Oversea Side of Offshoring
Many times when I talk to business owners I get a level of discomfort with the concept of hiring workers overseas. This ranges from slight uneasiness to outright hostility. I understand these feelings well because I used to feel the same way. When I owned a billing company I did not approve of the idea…
More Physicians Are Employees Than Owners For The First Time
What Does Increased Physician Employment Mean for Medical Billing Companies? According to research done by the AMA, “for the first time, fewer physicians are owners than employees.” In 2018, the percentage of physician owners dropped below the percentage of physicians who are employees. According to the AMA, the primary shift has come from solo practitioners…
Senate Finance Committee Reestablishes Bipartisan Bill Intended For Chronic Care
The Senate Finance Committee has come up with a reintroduction of the bipartisan bill intended to develop care for the chronically ill Medicare population. First introduced in 2015, the bill was not approved and was eventually expired after the adjournment of the 114th Congress. The bill also failed to secure any vote in the Senate…
CMS Opens New Mailbox For Beneficiary Notices Initiative
The Medicare program allows the beneficiaries to receive formal notifications concerning the different benefits, denials and coverage status from the providers. The Advance Beneficiary Notices of Non-Coverage and Skilled Nursing Facility are also included along with these notifications. Previously the Congress has issued a law in 2015 called the Notice Act, which has made it…
Federal Hiring Freeze Lifted By Trump But With Orders To Reorganize Agencies
After taking the President’s Office, Donald Trump issued an order, which places a hiring freeze for all the federal agencies. However, in the month of April, the freeze was lifted by President Trump and he proposed a 2% increase in pay for the federal employees in the coming year. He also ordered for a reorganization…
President Trump Appoints New Personnel For Key HHS Positions
Under the tenure of President Donald Trump, some of the key HHS positions are remaining vacant mostly at the subcabinet level. In the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), hundreds of sub-cabinet level positions remain unfilled even today. A noteworthy position that is yet to be filled is the Director for the Medicare program.…
HHS Launches New Website For Empowering Patients
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has unveiled their latest website hhs.gov that provides highlighted and detailed information concerning the efforts of the administration in fostering and improving insurance markets for individuals. Along with that, it also assists individuals to buy insurance using individual and small business insurance exchanges. The newly launched website…
GAO Reviews HHS Efforts In Bolstering Patient Usage Of Electronic Health Information
A recently released report by the Government Accountability Office offers an insightful review into the effectiveness of numerous attempts undertaken by the Department of Health and Human Services. It covers how these efforts have enhanced the accessibility to patients in the usage of electronic health information. Through the years, HHS has been working to provide…
Stalled Healthcare Bill Puts Pressure On HHS Secretary
The stalling of the health care bill has put increasing pressure on President Donald Trump and the new Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price. Together, both of them are presented with the intricate task of managing the law, which remains increasingly unfavorable among most members within the Republican Party itself. In addition, they will…
Doctors Remain Clueless About MACRA Compliance Requirements
It is reported that doctors are potentially facing loss of millions of dollars in Medicare reimbursement. This is due to the lack of MACRA-related guidance from the CMS, says a letter from the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) to the CMS. In a final rule that was announced last year, CMS said that they would…
