by Intersect Healthcare | Apr 5, 2017 | Appeal Writing, Appeals, Medical Records, Medicare, Resources
Reprinted with permission by the Report on Medicare Compliance Fed up with claim denials for inpatient admissions by Medicare Advantage (MA) plans months after they were approved, Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood, S.C., complained to the CMS regional office in...
by | Jul 3, 2015 | Appeal Writing, Appeals, Evidence Based Guidelines, Medical Records, Resources, Standards of Care
Including payer payment guidelines in your appeal letter templates can increase the efficiency and effectiveness of your appeal writing. Most payers develop and publish very specific payment guidelines for medical and surgical procedures. This ensures payment is made...
by | Jun 4, 2015 | Appeal Writing, Appeals, Evidence Based Guidelines, Medical Records, Resources, Standards of Care
Insurance company denials of payment are rarely issued in a random and infrequent manner. Most denials for services rendered are grouped around specific issues on payment policies, as defined by the insurance carrier. As an appeal writer, it only makes sense to...
by | Mar 18, 2015 | Appeals, Medical Records, Resources, Standards of Care
RAC, CERT, ZPIC, MAC. These are acronyms that send shudders through most hospital’s C-Suites, given their perpetually increasing aggressiveness of “un-paying” hospitals, and now physicians1. Understanding LCD’s and NCD’s A majority of these “un-payments”...