As a newly-organized health care practice, one of your first decisions is with which commercial carriers you should participate.
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Although an on-site visit by CMS is nothing to worry about for legitimate health care businesses that are fully compliant with Medicare requirements, you should still be on your toes to ensure that nothing goes wrong.
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The new Medicare cards are rolling out across the U.S.! Medicare beneficiaries in your area will receive them based on this geographic distribution schedule.
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A National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique 10-digit identification number that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issues to U.S. health care providers.
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Last month, the Arizona legislature unanimously passed HB2322 and Governor Doug Ducey signed it into law shortly after.
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From commercial insurance carriers to Medicare and Medicaid, there are important choices to be made in order to ensure a steady stream of patients in your office.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a change in the requirement that providers and suppliers contracting with Medicare Advantage (MA) plans (Medicare Part C), and those who prescribe drugs covered by Medicare Part D programs, must be enrolled in Medicare.
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (N.C. DHHS) has announced significant changes to the re-credentialing process for Medicaid health care providers.
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A recent Office of Inspector General (OIG) report revealed that more than 75% of Medicare providers had owner names with CMS that did not match those submitted to the OIG and to Medicaid programs.
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Physicians in Texas who want to accept participating Texas Medicaid plans are getting a big break in payer enrollment paperwork reduction.
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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is warning that DEA registrants are receiving fraudulent emails and telephone calls demanding money or threatening to suspend a registrant’s DEA registration.
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For Medicare and Medicaid, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires that, once you are initially enrolled, you must report certain changes – reportable events – to your Medicare administrative coordinator within 30 days.
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It is with great pride that we announce that our firm has reached an important milestone: a decade of service! Since April 1, 2008, 1st Assistant has provided excellent, customer-focused credentialing services for a wide range of health care organizations.
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It pays to outsource payer enrollment and medical credentialing tasks so that you and your staff can focus on what you do best – provide excellent health care services.
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A new supplemental guide has been added to the Medicare Program Integrity Manual to assist those involved in preparing and submitting form CMS-8550.
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In just a few short weeks, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin to mail new Medicare cards to beneficiaries.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that physicians and other eligible clinicians who participate in the Quality Payment Program can begin submitting 2017 performance data via a new system at the Quality Payment Program website.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is reporting a sharp decrease in the number of doctors and other medical clinicians opting out of Medicare participation in 2017.
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Plan ahead if you anticipate needing to update your general information on Physician Compare because it can take some time.
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