The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has developed and received approval for a new Medicare Enrollment Application.
The new form applies to both physicians and non-physician practitioners who use paper applications to Medicare.
Read MoreThe healthcare industry is making progress in automating business processes. That is the conclusion of the recently released Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) 2018 Index Report.
Read MoreDo you have idle staff members looking for more work to do? Do you and your team have so much extra time that you are constantly creating busywork for them? In short, are you fulfilling all your payer enrollments, reenrollments and medical credentialing tasks perfectly, accurately and with plenty of time to spare?
Read MoreA recent online article from the Kaiser Family Foundation covered important Medicaid issues to watch in 2019.
Read MoreThe Council for Affordable Quality Healthcare (CAQH) recently announced changes to its VeriFide™ system.
Read MoreThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has once again issued emergency instructions for providers and suppliers who submit claims to Medicare Administrative Contractors. The interim processes are applicable to beneficiaries who were affected by the November 30th Alaska earthquake.
Read MoreThe huge proposed merger between the insurer Aetna and pharmacy giant CVS Health Corp is on hold for now.
Read MoreNevada Medicaid officials have announced that they are putting a temporary hold on the enrollment of some mental health providers while they consider new certification requirements.
Read MoreThe Department of Health and Human Services has declared a public health emergency in affected areas of California, retroactive to November 8th.
Read MoreThe highly manual process of sharing data between delegated provider groups and health plans is being replaced with CAQH ProView for Groups.
Read MoreWe’d like to thank our special team of medical services professionals who work in the critical functions of credentialing and provider enrollment.
Read MoreThe scam campaign offers to help doctors become credentialed with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) – for a fee.
Read MoreBecause President Trump declared that an emergency existed in Florida on October 9, 2018 and in Georgia on October 10, both as a result of the disastrous Hurricane Michael, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) authorized waivers in impacted areas of both states.
Read MoreAt least one state, Texas, is objecting to some of the proposed provisions and is working to make sure that its physicians can continue to see Medicare patients and stay in business.
Read MoreThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently announced proposed sweeping changes to Medicare requirements that may save healthcare providers over $1 billion a year.
Read MoreWith these innovations, some states are focusing on accelerating the provider enrollment process so that their residents can get care quickly from qualified providers.
Read MoreIn “Simplifying Provider Credentialing in Oregon: A Cautionary Tale for All States,” Julian Roberts describes how Oregon tried to simplify provider credentialing.
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