MeducationalSM Articles
The following articles have been authored by Ron Nyman, President of MediStar.
Getting Ready for ICD-10 (Even If It Is Four Years Away) (June 2009)
Can Doctors Bill Patients for Missed Appointments? A New Answer to an Old Question (February 2008)
A Primer for the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (June 2007)
The Final Countdown to the NPI — BE PREPARED! (February 2007)
New Year Resolutions for the Medical Biller (January 2007)
Technology and the Future of Medical Billing (December 2006)
National Provider Identifiers:
Finally A "Good Thing" For Providers (November 2005)
The Dilemma of the Missed Appointment: Can the Doctor Bill the Patient? (May 2004)
Theft Prevention - How to Avoid the Unthinkable (July 2001)
A Physician's Primer for Selecting a Billing Company (May 2000)
A Preview of the Upcoming Billing Compliance Plan for Physicians (November 1999)
Show Me the Money! A Physician's Guide to the Law of Escheatment (September 1999)
Professional Courtesy: When Good Manners Violate the Law (July 1999)
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Volume 5, Number 2 — October 2011
New, Revised, and Discontinued Codes Effective October 1, 2011
November 1, 2011 Deadline to Avoid ePrescribing Penalties
Medicare Seasonal Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccine - Allowances for Sept. 2011 through Aug. 2012
Revised Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN) Form CMA-R-131 Becomes Mandatory November 1, 2011
The Medicare Learning Network®
Volume 5, Number 1 — April 2011
Healthcare Business Network
What Does a Successful EHR Adoption Look Like?
$2.7 Million Settlement Arises from False Claims Act
Volume 4, Number 3 — December 2010
Oh Where, Oh Where, Have the Red Flags Rules Gone? Physician Offices Are Exempt!
The Human Resource Deadly Sins
Schedule Smart
Volume 4, Number 2 — August 2010
RAC Program Recovers Overpayments, Plus Penalties, from Your Practice!
It Pays to Be Aware of the RAC Facts
Whistleblowing: A Recent Case
Credentialing: A Necessity for a Successful Practice
CMS Updates Report on RAC Demo Appeals
Volume 4, Number 1 — February 2010
Looks Like Alphabet Soup, But the Letters Spell RISK for Your Practice!
Does Your Practice Have a Compliance Plan in Place?
A recent Case
Making Sense of Alphabet Soup
Don't Forget About OSHA!
Important DEADLINES
How to Navigate an Internal Investigation
Volume 3, Number 1 — June 2009
Getting Ready for ICD-10 (Even If It Is Four Years Away)
FTC Grants Three Month Delay of Enforcement of "Red Flags" Rules
CMS Expands Coverage of PET Scans to Diagnose Cancer
Volume 2, Number 1 — February 2008
Can Doctors Bill Patients for Missed Appointments? A New Answer to an Old Question
Use of NPI is Mandatory as of March 1
HHS Announces Plan to Lower Cost Barriers to EHR
Volume 1, Number 4 — June 2007
A Primer for the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative
Common Medicare Billing Errors
Medicare Announces NPI Contingency Plan
Volume 1, Number 3 — February 2007
The Final Countdown to the NPI — BE PREPARED!
Medicare Mandates New 'Timely Filing Guidelines'
Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Web Page Now Available
Volume 1, Number 2 — January 2007
New Year Resolutions for the Medical Biller
Updated Medicare Vaccine Payments
New Medicare Fee Schedule
Do You Have Your NPI?
Volume 1, Number 1 — December 2006
Technology and the Future of Medical Billing
Last-minute Congressional Action Stops Medicare Physician Payment Cut
Proper Billing for Vitageltm Surgical Hemostat
United Healthcare Revises Bilateral Procedures Policy
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